Author : Bell Irvin Wiley
Release : 2008-09-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 750/5 ( reviews)

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The Life of Billy Yank - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life of Billy Yank write by Bell Irvin Wiley. This book was released on 2008-09-01. The Life of Billy Yank available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this companion to The Life of Johnny Reb, Bell Irvin Wiley explores the daily lives of the men in blue who fought to save the Union. With the help of many soldiers' letters and diaries, Wiley explains who these men were and why they fought, how they reacted to combat and the strain of prolonged conflict, and what they thought about the land and the people of Dixie. This fascinating social history reveals that while the Yanks and the Rebs fought for very different causes, the men on both sides were very much the same. "This wonderfully interesting book is the finest memorial the Union soldier is ever likely to have.... [Wiley] has written about the Northern troops with an admirable objectivity, with sympathy and understanding and profound respect for their fighting abilities. He has also written about them with fabulous learning and considerable pace and humor.