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

Nosworthy, Brent

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786715634 ISBN 13 : 9780786715633

Editeur : Basic Books, 2005

Synopsis

In this groundbreaking achievement in Civil War scholarship, acclaimed military historian Brent Nosworthy leads an all-out attack on the many myths and misunderstandings about how the North and South fought, and covers for the first time in any book the variety of Civil War combat methods in their entirety. Now everything from grand tactics to hand-to-hand combat during our nation's costliest war is given its proper due in the development of warfare. 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 methods of warfare from General Irvin McDowell's first tentative efforts at Bull Run to Lee's and Grant's final exertions at Petersburg and Appomattox, the author examines tactical variations due to regional differences and the distinctive circumstances of each campaign. Along with maps, diagrams, and illustrations throughout, The Bloody Crucible of Courage recognizes the primacy of the war's most compelling voices, and contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from the front lines.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In this groundbreaking achievement in Civil War scholarship, acclaimed military historian Brent Nosworthy leads an all-out attack on the many myths and misunderstandings about how the North and South fought, and covers for the first time in any book the variety of Civil War combat methods in their entirety. Now everything from grand tactics to hand-to-hand combat during our nation's costliest war is given its proper due in the development of warfare. 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 methods of warfare from General Irvin McDowell's first tentative efforts at Bull Run to Lee's and Grant's final exertions at Petersburg and Appomattox, the author examines tactical variations due to regional differences and the distinctive circumstances of each campaign. Along with maps, diagrams, and illustrations throughout, The Bloody Crucible of Courage recognizes the primacy of the war's most compelling voices, and contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from the front lines.

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: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786715634
• ISBN 13: 9780786715633
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 752
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible