The American Civil War and the Nineteenth Century by Brian Holden Reid

The American Civil War and the Nineteenth Century by Brian Holden Reid

The Civil War was the bloodiest in America's history, comprising 149 engagements of importance and 2200 skirmishes. The author narrates the history of the war and also describes how such factors as generalship, staff work, organization, intelligence and logistics affect the shape and decisions of the battlefield. He looks 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. He explores the crucial role of the industrial revolution on the course of 19th-century warfare, first in the Crimean War, then in Prussia's wars with Austria and France, and most dramatically in the American Civil War.

Brian Holden Reid is Professor of American History and Military Institutions and Head of the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. Since 1993 he has been a member of the Council of the Society for Army Historical Research and from 1998-2004 served as Chairman. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Geographical Society and the Royal United Services Institute. His books include J. F. C. Fuller: Military Thinker (1987; 1990), The Origins of the American Civil War (1996), and Studies in British Military Thought (1998), and The Civil War and the Wars of the Nineteenth Century (1999; 2002)

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ISBN 13	9780304352302
ISBN 10	0304352306
Title	The American Civil War and the Nineteenth Century
Author	Brian Holden Reid
Series	Cassell History Of Warfare S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1999-08-05
Number of pages	224
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