Lincoln on trial : southern civilians and the law of war

The Resource Lincoln on trial : southern civilians and the law of war
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Lincoln on trial : southern civilians and the law of war
Title remainder
southern civilians and the law of war
Statement of responsibility
Burrus M. Carnahan
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In light of recent controversies and legal actions related to America's treatment of enemy prisoners in the Middle East and Guantánamo Bay, the regulation of government during wartime has become a volatile issue on the global scene. By today's standards, Lincoln's adherence to the laws of war could be considered questionable, and his critics, past and present, have not hesitated to charge that he was a war criminal. In Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law of War, Burrus M. Carnahan conducts an extensive analysis of Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War as he struggled to ba
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
973.7092
Index
index present
LC call number
E457.2
LC item number
.C295 2010eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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