So traditionally, historians are pretty keen on wars because they feature clearly delineated beginnings and middles and ends, and because they always have a fair bit of death and drama and mortally wounded generals who have great last words like, let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of those trees. Whereas the last words of plague victims are always like, ugggghh. Sorry, plague victims, as if you don't have enough troubles, now you've got me teasing you about your uninspired death throes. Wars have easy whens, wheres, whos, and whys. 1861 to 1865, the United States, the North versus the South to end slavery and save the Union. Mr. Green, Mr. Green, are you gonna show us the hidden complexities behind something we already think we understand again? Sorry me from the past, but yes.