The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era Princess Diana by Adam Shefts

by Adam Shefts

After deciding not to return to the Caribbean where his family’s shipping business waited for him

and with them

When the fighting finally subsided during the late evening of the second day

He shows how artillery affected the ebb and flow of battle for both armies and thus provides a unique way of understanding the strategies of the Federal and Union commanders

The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era Princess Diana by Adam SheftsWinner of the Wiley Silver Prize Cecily N. Zanders The Army under Fire is a pathbreaking study focusing on the fierce political debates over the size and use of military forces in the United States during the Civil War era. It examines how prominent political figures interacted with the professional army and how those same leaders misunderstood the value of regular soldiers fighting to reunify the fractured nation. Release date: February 2024