Union combined operations in the Civil War / edited by Craig L. Symonds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Symonds, Craig L.

Series:

North's Civil War.

[The North's Civil War]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combined operations (Military science)--History--19th century.

Combined operations (Military science).

Generals--United States--History--19th century.

Generals.

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

United States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This revealing book offers ten case studies of combined army-navy operations by Union forces. Presented in chronological order, each chapter illuminates an aspect of combined operations during a time of changing technology and doctrine.

Contents:

Burnside when he was brilliant : Ambrose Burnside and Union combined operations in Pamlico Sound / David E. Long

A thorn, not a dagger : strategic implications of Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina campaign / David C. Skaggs

"Very crude notions on the subject" : William B. Franklin's amphibious assault at Eltham's Landing / Mark A. Snell

The Union attack at Drewry's Bluff : an opportunity lost / Robert E. Sheridan

Union combined operations on the Texas coast, 1863-64 / John P. Fisher

Assailing Satan's kingdom : Union combined operations at Charleston / Francis J. DuCoin

Grant moves south : combined operations on the James River, 1864 / Craig L. Symonds

Closing down the kingdom : Union combined operations against Wilmington / Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.

"The absence of decisive results" : British assessments of Union combined operations / Howard J. Fuller

Union combined operations in the Civil War : lessons learned, lessons forgotten / Edward H. Wiser.

Notes:

Series from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8232-4077-0

0-8232-4859-3

0-8232-3288-3

OCLC:

467925942