{"product_id":"lincolns-code-paperback","title":"Lincoln's Code - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Fabian Witt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis acclaimed, award-winning book is a \"sweeping history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of the code of laws of war for American armies, set forth by Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, the administration of Abraham Lincoln commissioned a code setting forth the laws of war for US armies. It announced standards of conduct in wartime--concerning torture, prisoners of war, civilians, spies, and slaves--that shaped the course of the Civil War. By the twentieth century, Lincoln's code would be incorporated into the Geneva Conventions and form the basis of a new international law of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this \"truly remarkable\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) book, John Fabian Witt tells the fascinating history of the laws of war and its eminent cast of characters--Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and Lincoln--as they crafted the articles that would change the course of world history. Witt's engrossing exploration of the dilemmas at the heart of the laws of war is a prehistory of our own era. \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Code\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that the heated controversies of twenty-first-century warfare have roots going back to the beginnings of American history. It is a compelling story of ideals under pressure and a landmark contribution to our understanding of the American experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Fabian Witt is the Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School, a professor in the Yale history department, and a Guggenheim Foundation fellow. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Witt is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, which\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded book prizes by the Harvard Press Board of Syndics, the American Society for Legal History, and the Law and Society Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e PROSE (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666480291884,"sku":"9781416576174","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/TpHDfcsPgM9781416576174.webp?v=1781630782","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/lincolns-code-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}