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A HIGHER DUTY: Desertion...Georgia Troops During the Civil War (2005 Paperback)

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Like New
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Subject Area
History
Subject
Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
ISBN
9780803298552
Publication Name
Higher Duty : Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Mark A. Weitz
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
230 Pages

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Product Information

This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion-that war is a horrific and cruel experience--and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could also lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803298552
ISBN-13
9780803298552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47688133

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
230 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Higher Duty : Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
Mark A. Weitz
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Using Georgia as a case study, Weitz offers a revisionist approach to standard interpretations of Confederate desertion patterns."--Choice"The topic of Confederate desertion remains one of the least well understood in the field of Civil War scholarship. Mark A. Weitz's study of desertion among Georgia's Confederate soldiers is a perceptive treatment of an important state that helps flesh out our understanding of why and when men left the ranks. With luck, this book will inspire further work on other Confederate states."--Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War "...an authoritative, impressive work. Well researched and convincingly argues, Higher Dutyaddresses a much-neglected aspect of Civil War history."--The Journal of Military History"Weitz makes a significant contribution to Civil War studies. This is a book that will be cited frequently and discussed often. It's a real winner."--Kenneth W. Noe, author of Southwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis "Mark A. Weitz has produced an impressive work on an important and much neglected aspect of the Civil War. Well written and researched, it is one of the very few works that go straight to the heart of why the Confederacy lost the war."--David Williams, author of Rich Man's War: Class, Caste, and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley, "Mark A. Weitz has produced an impressive work on an important and much neglected aspect of the Civil War. Well written and researched, it is one of the very few works that go straight to the heart of why the Confederacy lost the war."-David Williams, author ofRich Man's War: Class, Caste, and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley, "The topic of Confederate desertion remains one of the least well understood in the field of Civil War scholarship. Mark A. Weitz's study of desertion among Georgia's Confederate soldiers is a perceptive treatment of an important state that helps flesh out our understanding of why and when men left the ranks. With luck, this book will inspire further work on other Confederate states."-Gary W. Gallagher, author of "The Confederate War", """Weitz makes a significant contribution to Civil War studies. This is a book that will be cited frequently and discussed often. It's a real winner."-Kenneth W. Noe, author of "Southwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis", Weitz has produced a compelling study well told and well researched, and its appeal is not limited to a regional audience., "The topic of Confederate desertion remains one of the least well understood in the field of Civil War scholarship. Mark A. Weitz's study of desertion among Georgia's Confederate soldiers is a perceptive treatment of an important state that helps flesh out our understanding of why and when men left the ranks. With luck, this book will inspire further work on other Confederate states."-Gary W. Gallagher, author ofThe Confederate War, """Mark A. Weitz has produced an impressive work on an important and much neglected aspect of the Civil War. Well written and researched, it is one of the very few works that go straight to the heart of why the Confederacy lost the war."-David Williams, author of "Rich Man's War: Class, Caste, and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley", "Weitz makes a significant contribution to Civil War studies. This is a book that will be cited frequently and discussed often. It's a real winner."-Kenneth W. Noe, author ofSouthwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis, "Using Georgia as a case study, Weitz offers a revisionist approach to standard interpretations of Confederate desertion patterns."--Choice"The topic of Confederate desertion remains one of the least well understood in the field of Civil War scholarship. Mark A. Weitz's study of desertion among Georgia's Confederate soldiers is a perceptive treatment of an important state that helps flesh out our understanding of why and when men left the ranks. With luck, this book will inspire further work on other Confederate states."-Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War"...an authoritative, impressive work. Well researched and convincingly argues, Higher Dutyaddresses a much-neglected aspect of Civil War history."-The Journal of Military History"Weitz makes a significant contribution to Civil War studies. This is a book that will be cited frequently and discussed often. It's a real winner."-Kenneth W. Noe, author of Southwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis"Mark A. Weitz has produced an impressive work on an important and much neglected aspect of the Civil War. Well written and researched, it is one of the very few works that go straight to the heart of why the Confederacy lost the war."-David Williams, author of Rich Man's War: Class, Caste, and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
973.78
Lc Classification Number
E559.W45 2006
Copyright Date
2006

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