by Brian Holden Reid (Author)
The Civil War was the bloodiest war in America's history, comprising 149 general engagements of importance and 2200 skirmishes. The author, a leading expert on the subject, narrates the history of the war and also describes how such factors as generalship, staff work, organisation, intelligence and logistics affect the shape and decisions of the battlefield. He looks closely at the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing sides - the North's industrial strength and the South's material shortages, for example - and the effect of new weapons on tactics. The author also covers the other crucial wars of the nineteenth century, the Crimean War and Prussia's wars with Austria and France.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 24 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0304363642
ISBN 13: 9780304363643
Book Overview: Part of a unique venture: a 24 volume series that will capture the entire history of warfare, by the world's leading experts Fully illustrated throughout and incorporating computer generated cartography that brings the battlefields to life