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Jan. 16, 2026

Book Review: A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind

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Author: Stephen Budiansky

| Reviewed by: Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, US Army War College Class of 2010
 
A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind analyzes the battle’s “Revolution in Military Affairs” and how it radically changed the United States and the world. It focuses on technologies, personalities, military doctrine, nongovernmental organizations, medical advances, international intrigue, and politics.
 

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Keywords: Revolution In Military Affairs, culmination of conflict, nongovernmental organizations, operational and strategic skills, military medicine