The Resource Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history, John Fabian Witt
Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history, John Fabian Witt
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- Summary
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- "By one of the nation's foremost legal historians, a groundbreaking history of the pioneering American role in establishing the modern laws of war.In the fateful closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln's top military advisors commissioned a code of rules to govern the armies of the United States in a newly intensified war effort. The code Lincoln issued the next spring helped shape the remaining two years of Civil War. Its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions. Yet the hidden story of Lincoln's code, and of the decades of controversy that lay behind it, has never been told. In this masterful and strikingly original history, John Witt charts the alternately troubled and triumphant course of the laws of war in America from the Founding Founders to the dawn of the modern era, revealing the history of a code that reshaped the laws of war the world over. Ranging from the Revolution to the War of 1812, from war with Mexico to the Civil War, from Indian wars to the brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Philippines, Witt tells a story that features presidents as well as men in the throes of battle, one that spans war-makers and pacifists, Indians and slaves. In a time of heated controversy about the nation's conduct in the war on terror, Lincoln's Code is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience. "--
- "In the fateful closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln's top military advisors commissioned a code of rules to govern the armies of the United States in a newly intensified war effort. The code Lincoln issued the next spring helped shape the remaining two years of Civil War. Its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions. Yet the hidden story of Lincoln's code, and of the decades of controversy that lay behind it, has never been told. In this masterful and strikingly original history, John Witt charts the alternately troubled and triumphant course of the laws of war in America from the Founding Founders to the dawn of the modern era, revealing the history of a code that reshaped the laws of war the world over. Ranging from the Revolution to the War of 1812, from war with Mexico to the Civil War, from Indian wars to the brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Philippines, Witt tells a story that features presidents as well as men in the throes of battle, one that spans war-makers and pacifists, Indians and slaves. In a time of heated controversy about the nation's conduct in the war on terror, Lincoln's Code is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience. "--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 498 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Contents
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- Smashing things to the sea
- Soldiers and gentlemen
- Glenn's brigade
- Epilogue
- The rights of humanity
- The rules of civilized warfare
- A false feeling of mercy
- Rules of wrong
- We don't practise the law of nations
- Blood is the rich dew of history
- Act of justice
- To save the country
- Isbn
- 9781416569831
- Label
- Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history
- Title
- Lincoln's code
- Title remainder
- the laws of war in American history
- Statement of responsibility
- John Fabian Witt
- Subject
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- HISTORY / Military / General
- LAW / Military
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership
- Military law -- United States -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- War (International law) -- History
- War -- History
- War and emergency legislation -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "By one of the nation's foremost legal historians, a groundbreaking history of the pioneering American role in establishing the modern laws of war.In the fateful closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln's top military advisors commissioned a code of rules to govern the armies of the United States in a newly intensified war effort. The code Lincoln issued the next spring helped shape the remaining two years of Civil War. Its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions. Yet the hidden story of Lincoln's code, and of the decades of controversy that lay behind it, has never been told. In this masterful and strikingly original history, John Witt charts the alternately troubled and triumphant course of the laws of war in America from the Founding Founders to the dawn of the modern era, revealing the history of a code that reshaped the laws of war the world over. Ranging from the Revolution to the War of 1812, from war with Mexico to the Civil War, from Indian wars to the brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Philippines, Witt tells a story that features presidents as well as men in the throes of battle, one that spans war-makers and pacifists, Indians and slaves. In a time of heated controversy about the nation's conduct in the war on terror, Lincoln's Code is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience. "--
- "In the fateful closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln's top military advisors commissioned a code of rules to govern the armies of the United States in a newly intensified war effort. The code Lincoln issued the next spring helped shape the remaining two years of Civil War. Its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions. Yet the hidden story of Lincoln's code, and of the decades of controversy that lay behind it, has never been told. In this masterful and strikingly original history, John Witt charts the alternately troubled and triumphant course of the laws of war in America from the Founding Founders to the dawn of the modern era, revealing the history of a code that reshaped the laws of war the world over. Ranging from the Revolution to the War of 1812, from war with Mexico to the Civil War, from Indian wars to the brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Philippines, Witt tells a story that features presidents as well as men in the throes of battle, one that spans war-makers and pacifists, Indians and slaves. In a time of heated controversy about the nation's conduct in the war on terror, Lincoln's Code is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience. "--
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- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Witt, John Fabian
- Dewey number
- 343.73/01
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF7210
- LC item number
- .W58 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Military law
- War
- War and emergency legislation
- United States
- Lincoln, Abraham
- War (International law)
- HISTORY / Military / General
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- LAW / Military
- Label
- Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history, John Fabian Witt
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-470) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Smashing things to the sea
- Soldiers and gentlemen
- Glenn's brigade
- Epilogue
- The rights of humanity
- The rules of civilized warfare
- A false feeling of mercy
- Rules of wrong
- We don't practise the law of nations
- Blood is the rich dew of history
- Act of justice
- To save the country
- Control code
- 1389164
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 498 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781416569831
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012006187
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1389164
- (OCoLC)759913713
- Label
- Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history, John Fabian Witt
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-470) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Smashing things to the sea
- Soldiers and gentlemen
- Glenn's brigade
- Epilogue
- The rights of humanity
- The rules of civilized warfare
- A false feeling of mercy
- Rules of wrong
- We don't practise the law of nations
- Blood is the rich dew of history
- Act of justice
- To save the country
- Control code
- 1389164
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 498 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781416569831
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012006187
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1389164
- (OCoLC)759913713
Subject
- HISTORY / Military / General
- LAW / Military
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership
- Military law -- United States -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- War (International law) -- History
- War -- History
- War and emergency legislation -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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