What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War (Vintage)
What This Cruel War Was Over examines the Civil War through the connected subjects of soldiers, slavery, and the conflict’s meaning. Chandra Manning presents a focused work of American and military history that considers what the war was fought over and how its central issue shaped the experience of those who served.
About This Book
What This Cruel War Was Over explores the relationship between soldiers, slavery, and the American Civil War.
Chandra Manning focuses on the conflict’s meaning for those who fought in it.
The book places slavery at the center of a broader examination of the war and its purposes.
It offers a historical perspective on one of the defining conflicts in American history.
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