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Southern Invincibility
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Pages: 472
Authors: Wiley Sword
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-04-01 - Publisher: St. Martin's Press

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Southern pride-the notion that the South's character distinguishes it from the rest of the country-had a profound impact on how and why Confederates fought the
Myth and Southern History: The Old South
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Patrick Gerster
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Many historical myths are actually false yet psychologically true. The contributors to this volume see myth and reality as complementary elements in the histori
Diehard Rebels
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Jason Phillips
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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Concentrates on diehard rebel soldiers' faith in Confederate invincibility and reveals the history of southern culture as a continuum rather than a succession o
The Widow of the South
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Robert Hicks
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-08-30 - Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

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Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. This debut
Military Honour and the Conduct of War
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Paul Robinson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-28 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book analyses the influences of ideas of honour on the causes, conduct, and endings of wars from Ancient Greece through to the present-day war in Iraq.