The Civil War

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Title:

The Civil War

Author:

Nardo, Don, 1947-

ISBN:

9781590180686

Publication Information:

San Diego : Lucent Books, c2003.

Physical Description:

112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

History of weapons and warfare.

Contents:

The first modern war? -- Muskets and rifles -- Artillery guns and batteries -- Infantry units and tactics -- Cavalry units and tactics -- Ships and naval warfare -- Espionage and experimental weapons.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century.

Confederate States of America. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century.

Subject Term:

Weapons -- History -- 19th century.

Military weapons -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Technology.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Summary:

Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.

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The epic, bloody struggle of the American Civil War witnessed the use of all the lethal tools of warfare then in existence. In a clearly written, well-documented narrative, this volume explores handheld firearms, artillery, infantry and cavalry tactics, naval warfare, espionage and terror, and the effectiveness of the strategies of the two sides.

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