| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxii, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Turning point : military stalemate and strategic initiatives : July 1862 -- The Confederate offensive : August 1862 -- The invasion of Maryland : September 2-15, 1862 -- The Battle of Antietam : September 16-18, 1862 -- The revolutionary crisis : September 22-November 7, 1862. |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy, one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of federal power that would revolutionize Southern society. |
| Subject |
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership.
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United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
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| ISBN |
9780871404114 (hardcover) |
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0871404117 (hardcover) |
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0871406659 (pbk.) |
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9780871406651 (pbk.) |
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