Frank, Joseph Allan. <br/><br/>
Martial Metaphors :  Soldiers' Perspectives on the Civil War. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (380 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Homeric Call to Arms -- 2 Road to Thermopylae -- 3 Chaotic Absurdity -- 4 Conspiracy -- 5 War as a Career Opportunity -- 6 Melodramatic Messianism, Punishment and Retribution -- 7 Revolutionary War -- 8 Sophoclean Tragedy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> This book invites the reader to embark with the soldiers and civilians on their journey into the murderous events of the Civil War. Drawing on letters, diaries, recent books and articles in history, and multidisciplinary sources, it places the events in a broader perspective. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761867913 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E491 -- .F736 2016eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7/8