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At a cost of sixty million lives, the largest war in the history of the world devoured cities, gave birth to horrific new weapons, and involved the three worst mass murderers of all time. It also gave rise to some of the finest acts of courage, sacrifice, and lasting change ever t
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Thomas Flagel teaches American History at Columbia State Community College in Franklin, Tennessee. He holds degrees from Loras College (B.A. History) , Kansas State University (M.A., European History) , Creighton University (M.A., International Relations) , and has studied at the University of Vienna. A national speaker, particularly on the Civil War, he also serves on several historic preservation boards, including the Carter House Museum, Franklin's Charge, the Franklin Battlefield Commission, and the Friends of Fort Negley. Originally from the Midwest, he has also lived in Austria and the Czech Republic. Among his ancestors are several American Civil War veterans, including a great, great, great grandfather from the 2nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
