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Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History
Lincoln's Code The Laws of War in American History
Author: John Fabian Witt
In the closing days of 1862, just three weeks before enacting the Emancipation Proclamation, the administration of Abraham Lincoln commissioned a code setting forth the laws of war for U.S. armies. It announced standards of conduct in wartime---concerning torture, prisoners of war, civilians, spies and slaves---whiich shaped the course of the Ci...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781416569831
ISBN-10: 1416569839
Publication Date: 9/4/2012
Pages: 498
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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