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

This thesis examines the effect the rifle had on infantry tactics during the Civil War. It traces the transition from smoothbore to rifle and the development of

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

Examines military strategy and the reasons for the large numbers of Confederate casualties

The foot soldier during the American Civil War This book will be of particular interest to all those who study the American Civil War, since it details, using t

In the process many traditional ideas are challenged and others defended. Its revisionist approach is aimed at bringing scholarship in the operational aspects o

Begins with an in-depth view of the political, social, and military organization of pre-Civil War America, then follows the events of the war with an analysis o

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

A must-have book for historians, researchers, reenactors, and writers, this authorized book covers the instruction, exercise, and maneuvering of the U.S. Infant