War Upon the Land: Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes During the American Civil War

by Lisa M. Brady

Book Overview

In this first book-length environmental history of the American Civil War, Lisa M. Brady argues that ideas about nature and the environment were central to the development and success of Union military strategy.

From the start of the war, both sides had to contend with forces of nature, even as they battled one another. Northern soldiers encountered unfamiliar landscapes in the South that suggested, to them, an uncivilized society's failure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820342491
• ISBN13: 9780820342498
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"