{"product_id":"dogs-of-war-1861-9780195174700","title":"Dogs of War: 1861","description":"In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in\u003cbr\u003ethis stimulating and provocative book, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein them in. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Dogs of War\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side's thinking. Lincoln believed that most Southerners loved the Union, and would be dragged unwillingly into secession by the planter class. Jefferson Davis could not quite believe that Northern resolve would\u003cbr\u003esurvive the first battle. Once the Yankees witnessed Southern determination, he hoped, they would acknowledge Confederate independence. These two leaders, in turn, reflected widely held myths. Thomas weaves his exploration of these misconceptions into a tense narrative of the months leading up to\u003cbr\u003ethe war, from the Great Secession Winter to a fast-paced account of the Fort Sumter crisis in 1861. \u003cbr\u003e Emory M. Thomas's books demonstrate a breathtaking range of major Civil War scholarship, from \u003cem\u003eThe Confederacy as a Revolutionary Experience\u003c\/em\u003e and the landmark \u003cem\u003eThe Confederate Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, to definitive biographies of Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart. In \u003cem\u003eThe Dogs of War\u003c\/em\u003e, he draws upon his lifetime of study\u003cbr\u003eto offer a new perspective on the outbreak of our national Iliad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195174700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emory M. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496083099829,"sku":"9780195174700","price":14.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fb4992a1-262e-49e7-85c8-5c239dd44d45.jpg?v=1667920871","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dogs-of-war-1861-9780195174700","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}