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Libby Prison Breakout : The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison by Joseph Wheelan (2011, Trade Paperback)

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While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became 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." In a converted tobacco warehouse, Libby's 1,200 Union officers survived on cornbread and bug-infested soup, and slept without blankets on the bare floor. With prisoner exchanges suspended, escape and death were the only ways out. Libby Prison Breakout recounts the largely unknown story of the escape of 109 steel-nerved officers through a 55-foot tunnel, and their flight in winter through the heart of the enemy homeland, amid an all-out Rebel manhunt. The officers' later testimony in Washington spurred two far-reaching investigations and a new cycle of retaliation against Rebel captives.

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Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586489089
ISBN-13
9781586489083
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92893591

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Book Title
Libby Prison Breakout : the Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison
Author
Joseph Wheelan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / General, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Civil / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Dewey Decimal
973.7/72
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by readinghorselov...Nov 06, 2018
Good book on the subject.
Interesting read, especially for Civil War buffs and historians.
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