Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History

Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History

Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Bancroft Prize Winner
ABA Silver Gavel Award Winner
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

In the closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, the administration of Abraham Lincoln commissioned a code setting forth the laws of war for US armies. It announced standards of conduct in wartimeâ€”concerning torture, prisoners of war, civilians, spies, and slavesâ€”that shaped the course of the Civil War. By the twentieth century, Lincolnâ€™s code would be incorporated into the Geneva Conventions and form the basis of a new international law of war.

In this deeply original book, John Fabian Witt tells the fascinating history of the laws of war and its eminent cast of charactersâ€”Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and Lincolnâ€”as they crafted the articles that would change the course of world history. Wittâ€™s engrossing exploration of the dilemmas at the heart of the laws of war is a prehistory of our own era. Lincolnâ€™s Code reveals that the heated controversies of twenty-first-century warfare have roots going back to the beginnings of American history. It is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience.
Country USA
Brand Free Press
Manufacturer Free Press
Binding Paperback
PartNumber 9781416576174
IsAdultProduct
Height 8.375
Length 5.5
Weight 1.00089866948
Width 1.32
ReleaseDate 2013-07-02
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Free Press
Manufacturer	Free Press
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9781416576174
IsAdultProduct
Height	8.375
Length	5.5
Weight	1.00089866948
Width	1.32
ReleaseDate	2013-07-02
NumberOfItems	1

Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History

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