Synopsis
Early in the Civil War both the North and South were confronted with an entirely new problem in logistics. George Edgar Turner writes: "It began to appear that important railroad junction points were to become major military objec-tives." Victory Rode the Rails portrays the decisive military advantage enjoyed by the side that controlled the railroads. Turner was a retired lawyer and insurance executive when his book was first published in 1953. It "remains the best introduction to the subject of railroads and military operations during the Civil War," says Gary Gallagher in presenting this book to a new audience.
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A professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Gary Gallagher is the editor of Lee the Soldier (1996).
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Victory Rode the Rails: The Strategic Place of the Railroads in the Civil War
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Greenwood Pub Group, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1975
ISBN 10: 0837163315
ISBN 13: 9780837163314
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. In green cloth. Foxing (browning) to page edges. Previous owner name and address. Seller Inventory # 050553