The Bloody Crucible of Courage
Subtitle: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the American Civil War
By: Brent Nosworthy.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 752
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army -- Drill and tactics -- History -- 19th century; United States. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century; Confederate States of America. Army -- Weapons systems; Confederate States of America. Army -- Drill and tactics; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [711]-728) and index.
Table of contents: title: Is the study of fighting methods meaningful?; title: Advances in small arms, 1830-59; title: Developments in tactical doctrine, 1843-59; title: Artillery prior to the Civil War; title: The reaction of the American military to European developments; title: The development of the Ironclad, 1810-61; title: The crisis erupts; title: The initial training effort; title: Artillery and Ironclads at the beginning of the war; title: Arming the infantry; title: Unpreparedness : Bull Run and its aftermath; title: The reality of the battlefield; title: Life during the campaign; title: The psychological basis of tactics; title: Infantry doctrine; title: Cavalry : the beginning; title: Fighting in the West; title: Irregular troops and guerrilla warfare; title: River and coastal warfare; title: Developments during the war; title: Grand tactice during the Civil War; title: American artillery doctrine; title: Artillery in practice; title: Artillery developments during the war; title: Cavalry developments during the war; title: Field fortifications; title: Fighting in the wilderness; title: The appearance of hasty entrenchments; title: The advent of trench warfare; title: The effectiveness of the rifle musket; title: The bayonet : myth and utility; title: Breechloaders and repeaters : the debate continues; title: Tactical developments in European warfare, 1859-17; title: Conclusion.