The American Civil War And The Nineteenth Century - Rilegato

Holden Reid, Brian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0304352306 ISBN 13: 9780304352302

Casa editrice: Orion, 1999

Riassunto

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.

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Descrizione del libro:

This single volume includes accounts of the bloodiest war in America's history, as well as the Crimean War and Prussia's wars with Austria and France

L'autore:

Professor Brian Holden Reid is head of American History and Military Institutions at King's College London, and is the Resident Historian at the British Army's Staff College, of which he is also a graduate.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0304352306
• ISBN 13: 9780304352302
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224