Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness

by Earl J. Hess

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For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807179582

ISBN13:9780807179581

Release Date:March 2023

Publisher:LSU Press

Length:324 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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