Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness Tapa dura - 2015

LSU Press, 2015-04-12. hardcover. Like New. looks like new

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2015. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxii, [2], 299, [5] pages. Includes Illustrations, Preface, Appendix: A Tactical Glossary of the Civil War, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Barcode sticker on back of DJ. Dr. Earl J. Hess (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1986) is a leading author of military histories of the Civil War. After terms at the University of Georgia, Texas Tech University, and the University of Arkansas, he settled at Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn., in 1989, where he holds the Stewart McClelland Chair. Hess has published nearly twenty books and more than 120 journal articles and academic reviews. Dr. Hess's books offer new insights on Civil War battles and campaigns, and also focus on thematic topics such as the use of weapons, tactics, and transportation in the Civil War. He has been called "the premier military historian of the Civil War" and his work has garnered… Leer más

Hardback. New. For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the training nor the desire to take advantage of the musket rifle's increased range. Drawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or smoothbore. The linear system was far from an outdated relic that led to higher casualties and prolonged the war. Indeed, regimental officers on both sides of the conflict found the formations and maneuvers in use… Leer más

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 299 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.