The bloody crucible of courage fighting methods and combat experience of the Civil War

Nosworthy, Brent

ISBN 10: 0786711477 / ISBN 13: 9780786711475

Published by Carroll & Graf Distributed by Publishers Group West, New York [Berkeley, Calif.], 2003

About this Item

xiv, 729 p. ill., maps 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [711]-728) and index. Box number: GR0061. ; 1st Carroll & Graf ed. ; Uncorrected proof.

Seller Inventory # 11011811

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The bloody crucible of courage fighting methods and combat experience of the Civil War
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Distributed by Publishers Group West, New York [Berkeley, Calif.]
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786711477
• ISBN 13: 9780786711475
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military history

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Synopsis

A noted military historian takes a close-up look at the fighting methods, tactics, and weaponry on both sides of the American Civil War in a thorough analysis of Civil War military practices that chronicles the evolution of warfare from the early days of the war, through famous battles at Gettysburg and Antietam to the final surrender of the Confederate forces.

Review

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)