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9780253207159

The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253207159

  • ISBN10:

    0253207150

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-09-01
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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"... a major contribution to our knowledge of the place of the Civil War in the history of warfare.... I have long hoped for a sound history of Civil War military staffs... I need hope no more; Hagerman has covered this subject also, with the same assured expertness that he gives to tactics and technology." -- Russell F. Weigley"... this fine book deserves a place on the shelves of all military historians in this country and abroad." -- American Historical Review"... a first rate book... impressive... an imposing work... " -- Journal of American History"This book is filled with enlightening information.... ought to be a standard for many years to come and should be required reading for any serious Civil War military historian." -- Journal of Southern History

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
IDEAS AND EDUCATION
Theory, Doctrine, and the Tactical Maze: From Jomini to Dennis Hart Mahan
3(28)
EARLY CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE EAST
Tactical and Strategic Reorganization: McClellan and the Origins of Professionalism
31(39)
More Reorganization: The Army of the Potomac
70(31)
ELAN, TRADITION, AND CHANGE IN CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA
Elan and Organization: Early Field Command in Virginia
101(25)
Intimations of Modern Warfare: Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia
126(25)
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WESTERN STYLE
Maneuver and Tactics: The First and Second Lines of Confederate Defense
151(24)
The Emergence of Trench Warfare: The Third Line of Confederate Defense
175(24)
Trench Warfare and Maneuver
199(34)
ORGANIZATIONAL IRONY
Loss of Legitimacy: The Peculiar Fate of Engineering Organization
233(10)
NEW THRESHOLDS OF MODERN WARFARE
Position and Attrition: From the Wilderness to Richmond
243(32)
Organization, Maneuver, and the Strategy of Exhaustion: To Atlanta and Beyond
275(24)
Notes 299(46)
Works Cited 345(12)
Index 357

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