{"product_id":"a-great-civil-war-a-military-and-political-history-1861-1865-paperback","title":"A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell F. Weigley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians.\" --Lincoln Prize jury\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will find much to debate in this book--including . . . its affirmation that, because of emancipation, 'the Civil War calls for a rethinking of the attitude . . . that war is always futile, that its rewards never match its cost, that any conflict [must be] immediately decisive and virtually without loss of American lives.'\" --Gary W. Gallagher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell F. Weigley (1930-2004) was Professor of History at Temple University and author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe American Way of War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945\u003c\/i\u003e (both published by IUP). He lived in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 648\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.64 x 8.97 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135044292743,"sku":"9780253217066","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/da1b922f260e0ac7ac191b71ac346764.webp?v=1732646518","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-great-civil-war-a-military-and-political-history-1861-1865-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}