# The Destructive War

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- Book: [The Destructive War](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-royster/the-destructive-war) ([The Destructive War.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-royster/the-destructive-war.md))
- Authors: [Charles Royster](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-royster)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7973-878-7
- Pages: 560
- Published: 1993-01-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

From the moment the Civil War began, partisans on both sides were calling not just for victory but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who would oblige. In this vivid and fearfully persuasive...