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Book Title: Generals' Civil War : What Their Memoirs Can Teach US Today
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Stephen Cushman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
