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Civil Wars
Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 8, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Civil Wars - Pt. 3 - D Day
Contributed on Aug 22, 2015
Brother against brother. Father against son. Son against father. It was a war that was anything but “civil”. Wars are inevitable.What if we could learn to fight fair? What if we could wage civil wars?
Civil Wars Pt. 3 - D Day I. Introduction After the war, 650,000-850,000 fathers and sons did not return. Thousands of those that did return home were wounded and maimed. As a result, many women found themselves widowed and alone, running farms, plantations, and businesses. Countless ...read more
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2. Civil Wars - Pt. 1 - Skirmishes
Contributed on Aug 8, 2015
Brother against brother. Father against son. Son against father. It was a war that was anything but “civil”. Wars are inevitable.What if we could learn to fight fair? What if we could wage civil wars?
Civil Wars Pt. 1 - Skirmishes I. Introduction 4 years, 6 weeks and 3 days. By declaration it began in April of 1861 and the last shot was fired on June of 1865. It did not live up to its name. There was nothing civil about it. In fact, it remains the the most costly war in our history in ...read more
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3. Civil Wars - Pt. 2 - The Art Of War
Contributed on Aug 15, 2015
Brother against brother. Father against son. Son against father. It was a war that was anything but “civil”. Wars are inevitable.What if we could learn to fight fair? What if we could wage civil wars?
Civil Wars Pt. 2 - The Art of War I. Introduction The most costly war in our history in loss of life was the Civil War. Estimates put the death toll of the Civil War somewhere between 650-850,000 men. These were not soldiers from a foreign invader. These were not troops from some ...read more
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4. Civil Wars - Pt. 4 - War And Peace
Contributed on Aug 28, 2015
Brother against brother. Father against son. Son against father. It was a war that was anything but "civil". Wars are inevitable. What if we could learn to fight fair? What if we could wage civil wars?
Civil Wars Pt. 4 - War and Peace I. Introduction The Civil War is an incredibly painful moment in the history of our country. The name is misleading. The war was not civil. It was bloody. It was brutal. Sons and fathers and brothers killed their own family members as battle lines ...read more