The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four years, both Union and Confederate forces surrendered en masse on scores of other occasions. Indeed, roughly one out of every four soldiers surrendered at some point during the conflict. In no other American war did surrender happen so frequently.
David Silkenat here provides the first comprehensive study of Civil War surrender, focusing on the conflicting social, political, and cultural meanings of the action. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of men who surrendered, Silkenat creates new avenues to understand prisoners of war, fighting by Confederate guerillas, the role of southern Unionists, and the experiences of African American soldiers. The experience of surrender also sheds valuable light on the culture of honor, the experience of combat, and the laws of war. 美国内战开始于联邦军队在萨姆特堡放下武器,结束于一系列的投降,最著名的是在阿波马托克斯法院。但在其间的四年里,北方和南方联盟的军队,在许多其他场合集体投降。事实上,大约每四个士兵中就有一个在冲突中投降。在其他美国战争中,投降从未如此频繁地发生过 david silkenat 在这里,提供了第一个关于内战投降的全面研究,集中于这一行动的社会,政治和文化意义的冲突。从投降者的角度来看待战争 silkenat 创造了新的途径来了解战俘,南方游击队的战斗,南方联邦主义者的角色,以及非裔美国士兵的经历。投降的经历也对荣誉文化、战斗经验和战争法则提供了宝贵的启示。
基本信息 出版社 : University of North Carolina Press; 第 1st 版 (2019年4月1日) 语言 : 英语 精装 : 368页 ISBN-10 : 1469649721 ISBN-13 : 978-1469649726 商品重量 : 635 g 尺寸 : 22.1 x 2.79 x 24.13 cm
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