Screen LibraryThe cause of all nations : an international history of the American Civil War /
"The Civil War is most often understood as an internal conflict, one fought by American soldiers over issues uniquely American in origin and consequence. But in [this book] ... historian Don H. Doyle reframes our understanding of the Civil War, describing it as a conflict that was shaped by int...
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Basic Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The Civil War is most often understood as an internal conflict, one fought by American soldiers over issues uniquely American in origin and consequence. But in [this book] ... historian Don H. Doyle reframes our understanding of the Civil War, describing it as a conflict that was shaped by international forces--and which had major international repercussions. Doyle shows that, rather than being an internal struggle, the Civil War hinged on the support of nations across the seas, especially in Europe"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780465096978 (paperback) : 0465029671 (paperback) 9780465029679 0465096972 |
| Index Number: | E469 |
| CLC: | K712.43 |
| Call Number: | K712.43/D754 |
| Contents: | Timeline of key events, 1860-1870 -- American crisis, global struggle -- Garibaldi's question -- We are a nation -- We will wrap the world in flames -- The republican experiment -- The empires return -- Foreign translations -- Foreign legions -- The Latin strategy -- Garibaldi's answer -- Union and liberty -- The unspeakable dilemma -- Shall not perish -- Republican risorgimento. |