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Civil War infantry tactics : training, combat, and small-unit effectiveness / Earl J. Hess.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hess, Earl J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- United States. Army. Infantry.
- Infantry drill and tactics.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Infantry--Drill and tactics--History--19th century.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Infantry--Drill and tactics.
- Confederate States of America.
- Infantry drill and tactics--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 299 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- The European tactical heritage
- The North American tactical heritage
- Tactical manuals and the management of men
- Training
- Moving forward and the art of skirmishing
- Multiple lines, echelons, and squares
- Changing front
- Columns
- Multiple maneuvers
- Large formations
- Tactical developments after the Civil War
- Comparison and context
- Conclusion: a tactical summary of the Civil War.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807159378
- 0807159379
- OCLC:
- 894313600
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