The Blessed Place of Freedom: Europeans in Civil War America - Couverture rigide

Mahin, Dean B.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1574884840 ISBN 13 : 9781574884845

Editeur : Brassey's US, 2002

Synopsis

Outlines the contributions of German, Irish, British, French, and other European immigrants to the Union and the Confederacy - Explores the impact European military observers and newspaper correspondents had on American relations with Europe - Features biographic appendixes listing notable immigrant soldiers The Blessed Place of Freedom provides a comprehensive overview of European immigrants' perspectives on the American Civil War and the reactions of immigrant participants and European observers to a wide variety of events. Dean Mahin examines each major immigrant group's population and geographic distribution; the number who served in immigrant-dominated military units, such as the famous Irish Brigade and the Louisiana Zouaves; those who became officers during the war, such as the Union's Carl Schurz (born in Germany) and the Confederacy's Patrick Clebume (born in Ireland); and significant individuals who visited America during the war as volunteers, correspondents, or observers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

DEAN B. MAHIN is a veteran of forty years' service for American international agencies, including the Department of State. He wrote One War at a Time: The International Dimensions of the American Civil War (Brassey's, Inc., 1999) and Olive Branch and Sword: The United States and Mexico, 1845-1848. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brassey's US
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1574884840
• ISBN 13: 9781574884845
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
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