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A Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War

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A Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War - Weitz, Mark A
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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 ...

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A Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War 2005, University of Nebraska Press

ISBN-13: 9780803298552

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A Higher Duty: Desertion Among Georgia Troops During the Civil War 2000, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE

ISBN-13: 9780803247918

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