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Military prisons of the Civil War : a comparative study / David L. Keller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keller, David L., 1940- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military prisons--Confederate States of America--History--19th century.
- Military prisons.
- Prisoner-of-war camps--United States--History--19th century.
- Prisoner-of-war camps.
- Prisoners of war.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
- United States.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 164 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, LLC, [2021]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Impact of Modern Warfare on the History of Prisoners of War
- ch. Two Five Factors Impacting Prisoners of the Civil War
- ch. Three Conditions in Civil War Prisons
- ch. Four Factor One: Lack of a Strategic Plan for Handling Prisoners
- ch. Five Factor Two: Inadequate Plans for Long-Term Incarceration
- ch. Six Factor Three: Poor Selection and Training of Camp Command
- ch. Seven Factor Four: Prison Guard Selection and Lack of Training
- ch. Eight Factor Five: Failure to Provide Soldiers with Information on How to Behave as Prisoners
- ch. Nine Summary of Investigation Results
- ch. Ten Prison Camp Summary
- -Union
- ch. Eleven Prison Camp Summary
- -Confederate.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-156) and index.
- ISBN:
- 159416357X
- 9781594163579
- OCLC:
- 1227029816
- Publisher Number:
- 99988118796
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