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- Book Title
- Civil War Infantry Tactics : Training, Combat, and Small-unit Eff
- ISBN
- 9780807179581
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Civil War Infantry Tactics : Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- LSU
- Subject
- United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 324 Pages
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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 the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the training nor the desire to take advantage of the musket rifle's increased range. Drawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or smoothbore. The linear system was far from an outdated relic that led to higher casualties and prolonged the war. Indeed, regimental officers on both sides of the conflict found the formations and maneuvers in use since the era of the French Revolution to be indispensable to the survival of their units on the battlefield. The training soldiers received in this system, combined with their extensive experience in combat, allowed small units a high level of articulation and effectiveness. Unlike much military history that focuses on grand strategies, Hess zeroes in on formations and maneuvers (or primary tactics), describing their purpose and usefulness in regimental case studies, and pinpointing which of them were favorites of unit commanders in the field. The Civil War was the last conflict in North America to see widespread use of the linear tactical system, and Hess convincingly argues that the war also saw the most effective tactical performance yet in America's short history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
LSU
ISBN-10
0807179582
ISBN-13
9780807179581
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13058359352
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Civil War Infantry Tactics : Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
E470
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Nobody knows the Civil War battlefield better than Earl J. Hess, and his outstanding book Civil War Infantry Tactics is confirmation of that fact. . . . This is first-rate military history.
Dewey Decimal
973.7/3
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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