Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness
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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 training...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807159379
ISBN13:9780807159378
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"
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