The Battle of Fredericksburg: We Cannot Escape History, Hardcover - James K. II Bryant

Reducere. The Battle of Fredericksburg: We Cannot Escape History, Hardcover

December 1862 drove the United States toward a breaking point. The Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and Northern confidence. As Abra...

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