Civilians in the Path of War

Book Overview

"War," wrote Gen. William T. Sherman, "is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." Throughout history, noncombatants have always been among the victims of war's violence. In this book, nine distinguished historians examine twenty-five hundred years of human conflicts and their varied impacts on civilian society. Each case study examines not only what military forces did to noncombatants in the area of their operations, but why they did it and how they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803220650
• ISBN13: 9780803220652
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"