A HIGHER DUTY by Mark A. Weitz ( 9780803298552 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

A HIGHER DUTY
DESERTION AMONG GEORGIA TROOPS DURING THE CIVIL WAR

By:

Mark A. Weitz

Format:

Paperback

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£19.99

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ISBN 10:

0803298552

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9780803298552

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS

Pub. date:

1 December, 2005

Pages:

230

Description:

Addresses the issues associated with Confederate desertion. This book examines 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.

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

Illus., maps

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Imprint:

University of Nebraska Press

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