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The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command (Midland Book) (edition 1992)

by Edward Hagerman

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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… (more)
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Title:The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command (Midland Book)
Authors:Edward Hagerman
Info:Indiana University Press (1992), Paperback, 384 pages
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Very technical, but fascinating discussion of logistics, development of a modern staff and the increasing use of entrenchment during the war. Other reviews mock his detailed analysis of wagon usage but it will give you a lot more respect for the logistical demands of moving an army in the war.

Of interest is his implication that Grant’s determination of wagon usage at the beginning of his Overland campaign shows that he started from an assumption of attrition rather than mobility. The weight of trains Grant planned for would never have allowed for any rapid flanking movements.

Written in 1988, he relies a bit too much on the “rifled musket revolutionized offensive tactics” theory which later scholarship has pretty much refuted, but other than that, the book holds up well. ( )
  MarkHarden | Jun 23, 2022 |
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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

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