{"product_id":"lincoln-s-code-book-of-law-and-history-john-fabian-9781416569831","title":"Lincoln's Code","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003eBancroft Prize Winner\u003cbr\u003eABA Silver Gavel Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\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\u003eIn this deeply original 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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49506782413073,"sku":"CIN1416569839VG","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49726060167441,"sku":"CIN1416569839G","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50715328446737,"sku":"CIN1416569839A","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1416569839.jpg?v=1750858018","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/lincoln-s-code-book-of-law-and-history-john-fabian-9781416569831","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}