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Libby Prison Breakout - The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison (Paperback) Loot Price: R691

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Libby Prison Breakout - The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison (Paperback): Joseph Wheelan

Libby Prison Breakout - The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison (Paperback)

Joseph Wheelan

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During the winter of 1863-1864, 1,200 Union officers lived in squalor and semi-starvation in Richmond's Libby Prison, known as "The Bastille of the South." On February 9, 109 of those officers wriggled through a fifty-five-foot tunnel to freedom. After an all-out Rebel manhunt, survivors reached Washington, and their testimony spurred far-reaching investigations into the treatment of Union prisoners.

"Libby Prison Breakout" tells the largely unknown story of the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison, one that ultimately increased the North's and South's willingness to use prisoners in waging "total war."

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Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Joseph Wheelan
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-58648-908-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-58648-908-9
Barcode:	9781586489083