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Civil War special forces : the elite and distinct fighting units of the Union and Confederate armies / Robert P. Broadwater.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Broadwater, Robert P., 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Special forces (Military science).
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States.
- Regimental histories.
- Special forces (Military science)--United States--History--19th century.
- Special forces (Military science)--Confederate States of America.
- United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States. Army.
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
- Contents:
- The Zouaves
- The Lancers
- The Pikemen
- Horse artillery
- The machine gunners
- The Rocket Battalion
- The Chemical Corps
- Light divisions
- The Balloon Corps
- The Signal Corps
- Snipers and sharpshooters
- The Ambulance Corps
- Partisan Rangers
- Scouts and spies
- The Marines
- Sappers and miners
- Junior reserves
- Senior reserves
- The submariners
- The ironclads
- The women
- Black soldiers and the United States Colored Troops
- The Native Americans
- Summation of combat efficiency.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781440830570
- 1440830576
- OCLC:
- 877948806
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