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War, for the most part, has been glorified. The stories have been packed full of honor and bravery in the face of danger. “Join the Army, it’s an adventure”, the government tells me and my peers. Though if you sat down with someone who’s seen war, the blood soaked battle fields, their dead friend with a bayonet sticking out of his chest, they’ll tell you a different story about war. Stripped of …

…that will never be because of th Civil War. From reading the other texts. I would say that this war was not so good but after reading Nevins and realizing the true horrors that unfolded. I’d say that I agree with him. War is an extremely bad thing and maybe one day we’ll do away with the whole thing. But Nevins had many good points and he backed them well with other sources.