The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era animated forever rectifies that oversight

forever rectifies that oversight

and complete with detailed maps and images

to understand decolonization

the fighting men

believing that they would exert the greatest influence on the war’s outcome by fighting near the Confederate capital in Richmond

The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era animated forever rectifies that oversightWinner of the Wiley Silver Prize Cecily N. Zanders The Army under Fire is a pathbreaking study focusing on the fierce political debates over the size and use of military forces in the United States during the Civil War era. It examines how prominent political figures interacted with the professional army and how those same leaders misunderstood the value of regular soldiers fighting to reunify the fractured nation. Release date: February 2024