The Civil War and the Wars of the Nineteenth Century - Couverture souple

Holden Reid, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0304363642 ISBN 13 : 9780304363643

Editeur : Cassell Military, 2002

Synopsis

The Civil War was the bloodiest war in America's history, comprising 149 general engagements of importance and 2200 skirmishes. The author, a leading expert on the subject, narrates the history of the war and also describes how such factors as generalship, staff work, organisation, intelligence and logistics affect the shape and decisions of the battlefield. He looks closely at the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing sides - the North's industrial strength and the South's material shortages, for example - and the effect of new weapons on tactics. The author also covers the other crucial wars of the nineteenth century, the Crimean War and Prussia's wars with Austria and France.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian Holden Reid is Professor of American History and Military Institutions and Head of the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. Since 1993 he has been a member of the Council of the Society for Army Historical Research and from 1998-2004 served as Chairman. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Geographical Society and the Royal United Services Institute. His books include J. F. C. Fuller: Military Thinker (1987; 1990), The Origins of the American Civil War (1996), and Studies in British Military Thought (1998), and The Civil War and the Wars of the Nineteenth Century (1999; 2002)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cassell Military
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0304363642
• ISBN 13: 9780304363643
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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• Personne responsable: non disponible