- Description
- 1 online resource (165 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Lincoln on trial (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Lincoln on trial (Online)
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction : crisis at Baltimore -- "With the law of war in time of war" : applying international law to a civil war -- "Property, both of enemies and friends, may be taken when needed" : seizure and destruction of civilian property -- "Strong measures, deemed indispensable but harsh at best" : retaliation and guerrilla warfare -- "War, at the best, is terrible" : devastation and command responsibility -- "Can you get near enough to throw shells into the city?" : personal injury to civilians -- Conclusion: "Government should not act for revenge".
- LCCN
- 2009040204
- OCLC
- ssj0000422133
- Author
Carnahan, Burrus M., 1944-
- Title
Lincoln on trial [electronic resource] : southern civilians and the law of war / Burrus M. Carnahan.
- Imprint
Louisville : University Press of Kentucky, c2010.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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