{"product_id":"9781416570127","title":"Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History","description":"Pulitzer 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141053366512,"sku":"9781416570127","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416570127_p0.jpg?v=1763729817","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416570127","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}