Attack and die : Civil War military tactics and the Southern heritage / Grady McWhiney and Perry D. Jamieson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McWhiney, Grady.

Contributor:

Jamieson, Perry D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army--History.

Confederate States of America.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University Alabama Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes tactical theory in the 1850s and suggests how each related to Civil War tactics Why did the Confederacy lose so many men?The authors contend that the Confederates bled themselves nearly to death in the first three years of the war by making costly attacks more often than the Federals.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: What Happened; 1. It Was Not War-It Was Murder; Part Two: How It Happened; 2. The Charge Decided the Victory; 3. The Weapon of the Brave; 4. The New Rifle Can Stop the Advance; 5. A Change of Tactics Is Absolutely Necessary; 6. Fieldworks Were Assaulted but Rarely Carried; 7. Desperate Valor; 8. Grandeur the South Could Not Afford; 9. Beyond the Noise No Great Harm Was Done; 10. The Cavalry Was Abruptly Checked; Part Three: Why It Happened; 11. We Dashed with Sword and Bayonet on the Foe; 12. The Rebels Are Barbarians; An Essay on Selected Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-201) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9016-2

0-585-20036-X

OCLC:

967564682