The American Civil War and the origins of modern warfare : ideas, organization, and field command
1988, First Edition. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #479894
ISBN: 0253207150
Series; Midland book ; MB 715. Physical description; xviii, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-356) and index. Contents; Ideas and Education. Theory, doctrine, and the tactical maze; from Jomini to Dennis Hart Mahan – Early change and continuity in the east. Tactical and strategic reorganization; McClellan and the origins of professionalism ; More reorganization; the army of the Potomac – Elan, tradition, and change in Confederate Virginia. Elan and organization; early field command in Virginia ; Intimations of modern warfare; Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia – Continuity and change in western style. Maneuver and tactics; the first and second lines of Confederate defense ; The emergence of trench warfare; the third line of Confederate defense ; Trench warfare and maneuver – Organizational irony. Loss of legitimacy; the peculiar fate of engineering organization – New thresholds of modern warfare. Position and attrition; from the wilderness to Richmond ; Organization, maneuver, and the strategy of exhaustion; to Atlanta and beyond. Subjects; United States. Army. History. Civil War, 1861-1865. Confederate States of America. Army. Military art and science. History. 19th century. Campaigns. Modern warfare. Organization. Field command.
Price: €14.95