{"product_id":"from-conciliation-to-conquest-the-sack-of-athens-and-the-courtmartial-of-colonel-john-b-turchin-paperback-softback-9780817357856","title":"From Conciliation to Conquest; The Sack of Athens and the CourtMartial of Colonel John B. Turchin (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817357856","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Conciliation to Conquest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Sack of Athens and the CourtMartial of Colonel John B. Turchin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge C. Bradley (Author), Richard L. Dahlen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817357856\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.477 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Provocative, conceptually sound and well written, \u003cem\u003eFrom Conciliation to Conquest\u003c\/em\u003e is a fine piece of historical work that touches on many subjects, from wartime civilian and military relationships and the quality of the volunteers that Turchin led. This book does an outstanding job of examining a small incident and showing how it offers large lessons on the nature of the Civil War and the evolution of military policy in that conflict.”  \u003cem\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the summer of 1862, the U.S. Army court martialed Colonel John B. Turchin, a Russianborn Union officer, for \"\"outrages\"\" committed by his troops in Athens, Alabama. By modern standards, the outrages were minor: stores looted, safes cracked, and homes vandalised. There was one documented act of personal violence, the rape of a young black woman. The pillage of Athens violated a government policy of conciliation; it was hoped that if Southern civilians were treated gently as citizens of the United States, they would soon return their allegiance to the federal government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy following Turchin to Athens and examining the volunteers who made up his force, the colonel's trial, his subsequent promotion, the policy debate, and the public reaction to the outcome, the authors further illuminate one of the most provocative questions in Civil War studies: how did the policy set forth by President Lincoln evolve from one of conciliation to one far more modern in nature, placing the burden of war on the civilian population of the South?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574350475544,"sku":"9780817357856","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-conciliation-to-conquest-the-sack-of-athens-and-the-courtmartial-of-colonel-john-b-turchin-paperback-softback-9780817357856","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}