Lincoln on trial
Subtitle: southern civilians and the law of war
By: Burrus M. Carnahan
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Louisville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780813134598; 9780813173665
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Civilians in war; Just war doctrine; Military leadership; Combatants and noncombatants (International law); Ethics; War; History
Notes: Reprint. Originally published in 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : crisis at Baltimore; title: "With the law of war in time of war" : applying international law to a civil war; title: "Property, both of enemies and friends, may be taken when needed" : seizure and destruction of civilian property; title: "Strong measures, deemed indispensable but harsh at best" : retaliation and guerrilla warfare; title: "War, at the best, is terrible" : devastation and command responsibility; title: "Can you get near enough to throw shells into the city?" : personal injury to civilians; title: Conclusion: "Government should not act for revenge".