Turning Points of the Civil War"[Rawley's] notion that other things than battles may constitute turning points is eminently sensible. So also is his contention that the outcome of a war is not ordained or determined by impersonal forces".-Journal of Southern History |
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| Title | Turning Points of the Civil War A Bison book |
| Author | James A. Rawley |
| Edition | illustrated, reissue |
| Publisher | U of Nebraska Press, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0803289359, 9780803289352 |
| Length | 230 pages |
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