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The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern – Ideas, Organization, and Field Command (Paper)

Autor Edward Hagerman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 1992
..". a major contribution to our knowledge of the place of the Civil War in the history of warfare.... I have long hoped for a sound history of Civil War military staffs... I need hope no more; Hagerman has covered this subject also, with the same assured expertness that he gives to tactics and technology." Russell F. Weigley
..". this fine book deserves a place on the shelves of all military historians in this country and abroad." American Historical Review
..". a first rate book... impressive... an imposing work... " Journal of American History
"This book is filled with enlightening information.... ought to be a standard for many years to come and should be required reading for any serious Civil War military historian." Journal of Southern History"
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253207159
ISBN-10: 0253207150
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 16 b&w photos
Dimensiuni: 158 x 233 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Notă biografică

Edward Hagerman

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ideas and Education
1. Theory, Doctrine, and the Tactical Maze: From Jomini to Dennis Hart Mahan
Early Change and Continuity in the East
2. Tactical and Strategic Reorganization: McCleilan and the Origins of Professionalism
3. More Reorganization: The Army of the Potomac
Elan, Tradition, and Change in Confederate Virginia
4. Elan and Organization: Early Field Command in Virginia
5. Intimations of Modern Warfare: Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia
Continuity and Change Western Style
6.Manuever and Tactics: The First and Second Lines of Confederate Defense
7. The Emergence of Trench Warfare: The Third Lines of Confederate Defense
8. Trench Warfare and Maneuver
Organizational Irony
9. Loss of Legitimacy: The Peculiar Fate of Engineering Organization
New Thresholds of Modern Warfare
10. Position and Attrition: From the Wilderness to Richmond
11. Organization, Maneuver, and the Strategy of Exhaustion: To Atlanta and Beyond
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Illustrations Follow p. 78