The Union Army’s Surgical Handbook and the Positive Story of Civil War Surgery by John M. Harris, Jr., MD

“…Recent research shows that the Union Army’s American Civil War (1861–1865) surgical case fatality rates improved as the war progressed, much like the US Army’s experience in later wars, and were generally superior to comparable European results. …”
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Idea občana – válečníka a „moderní“ maskulinní identita: modelová studie z dějin Spojených států by Jiří Hutečka

“…At the end, it led to what is called here a “gender strategy” of the Union army in 1864– 1865 campaigns. For sure, these campaigns were not primarily set in motion because of some innovative “gender thinking” – target of Grant’s “raids” was, above all, Confederate logistics. …”
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