The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union
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- Synopsis
- In this companion to The Life of Johnny Reb, Bell Irvin Wiley explores the daily lives of the men in blue who fought to save the Union. With the help of many soldiers' letters and diaries, Wiley explains who these men were and why they fought, how they reacted to combat and the strain of prolonged conflict, and what they thought about the land and the people of Dixie. This fascinating social history reveals that while the Yanks and the Rebs fought for very different causes, the men on both sides were very much the same.
- Copyright:
- 1971
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 454 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807133750
- Publisher:
- Louisiana State University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/29/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Bell I. Wiley
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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