The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War - Couverture rigide

Nosworthy, Brent

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786711477 ISBN 13 : 9780786711475

Editeur : Basic Books, 2003

Synopsis

Some historians argue that the Civil War, with its use of rifled muskets and artillery, was the first great "modern" war; others argue that it was a sideshow of amateur generals and citizen soldiers whose tactics yielded few innovations or lasting lessons. Acclaimed military historian Brent Nosworthy takes on this great controversy and, for the first time in any book, covers the methods of Civil War warfare in their entirety. This work presents the most thorough study of Civil War military practices ever written. With diagrams, photos, and maps throughout, Nosworthy weaves together the story of newly emerging weapons, the resulting changes in military doctrine, and the combatants' experiences as these innovations were applied to the battlefield. Detailing the four-year evolution of warfare from General Irvin McDowell's first tentative efforts to Lee's and Grant's final exertions at Petersburg, the author examines tactical variation due to regional differences and the distinctive circumstances of each campaign: the methods used in the eastern theater versus those in the west; the confused fighting in the wilderness; the "trench" warfare at Vicksburg; and the techniques used in other famous battles, like Gettysburg and Antietam.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Some historians argue that the Civil War, with its use of rifled muskets and artillery, was the first great "modern" war; others argue that it was a sideshow of amateur generals and citizen soldiers whose tactics yielded few innovations or lasting lessons. Acclaimed military historian Brent Nosworthy takes on this great controversy and, for the first time in any book, covers the methods of Civil War warfare in their entirety. This work presents the most thorough study of Civil War military practices ever written. With diagrams, photos, and maps throughout, Nosworthy weaves together the story of newly emerging weapons, the resulting changes in military doctrine, and the combatants' experiences as these innovations were applied to the battlefield. Detailing the four-year evolution of warfare from General Irvin McDowell's first tentative efforts to Lee's and Grant's final exertions at Petersburg, the author examines tactical variation due to regional differences and the distinctive circumstances of each campaign: the methods used in the eastern theater versus those in the west; the confused fighting in the wilderness; the "trench" warfare at Vicksburg; and the techniques used in other famous battles, like Gettysburg and Antietam.

Revue de presse

'A truly magnificent quarry of facts, explanations and pertinent interpretations that every student of the American Civil War will surely want to keep constantly at hand.' --Paddy Griffith, author of Battle Tactics of the American Civil War

'The indispensable starting point which all future battle studies of the war need to address.' --North & South

'A fine read and an indispensable reference tool.' --Library Journal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786711477
• ISBN 13: 9780786711475
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 754
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible