In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this stimulating and provocative book, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein them in.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Great Secession Winter in the American South
- Chapter 2: Conventional Wisdom in the North
- Chapter 3: Foundering Fathers: Confederate Leadership
- Chapter 4: War Fever in Washington
- Chapter 5: The Martial Moment: Fort Sumter in 1861
- Conclusion: "Cry, 'Havoc!'" Dogs Slipped
