Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History
- ISBN-10
- 1416569839
- ISBN-13
- 9781416569831
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 498
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-04
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- John Fabian Witt
Description
A Yale historian and author of The Accidental Republic presents the story of the pioneering American role in establishing modern laws of war, recounting decades of controversy and debate that resulted in a code of conduct adopted by the 16th President in the final years of the Civil War that influenced subsequent military conflicts.
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- 2013-07-02
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