The American Civil War: The Story You Must Understand to Make Sense of Modern America

by Adam Smith

The war in North America between 1861 and 1865 cost around three quarters of a million lives. Few societies in world history have lost a higher percentage of their military-aged men in battle than did the white South. Unsurprisingly, its scars lie deep on the American soul - especially so in the former Confederacy. Yet the war's historical significance is based on more than just the scale of the violence. It is the great American story. "I am large,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911187937
• ISBN13: 9781911187936
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Connell Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages