Civil War Infantry Tactics

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 th

Military expert Paddy Griffith argues that despite the use of new weapons and of trench warfare techniques, the Civil War was in reality the last Napoleonic-sty

Why did the Confederacy lose so many men? The authors contend that the Confederates bled themselves nearly to death in the first three years of the war by makin

This historical work, published in the first year of the American Civil War, is a manual of tactics for officers of various elements within an army.

• The authorized book for the instruction, exercise, and maneuver of U.S. Infantry during the Civil War • Includes articles of war, an extensive dictionary

The first edition (1981) took a critical look at the accepted wisdom of historians who interpreted battlefield events primarily by reference to firepower. It sh

Covers terrain, equipment, tactics, fortifications, and naval warfare