{"product_id":"engineering-victory-9781421419374","title":"Engineering Victory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful treatise on an important subject related to war, culture, and society, Engineering Victory is a highly recommended reading. Civil War Books and Authors Highly recommended. All levels\/libraries. Choice Army's description of Union Army engineers and their accomplishments is certainly thorough and impressive. he relates numerous examples of how the effective use of engineers led to victory while an ineffective application led to defeat. The Michigan Historical Review Thomas Army Jr. has produced an interesting and thought-provoking study of military engineering in the Civil War with which students of the war, logistics, and technology will have to reckon. Civil War Book Review This intriguing book illuminates much about markets and, particularly, about the \"culture of the market\" as financial capitalism began its will to power in America. Civil War Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Education and Management Gap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Common School Reform and Science Education\u003cbr\u003e2. Mechanics' Institutes and Agricultural Fairs\u003cbr\u003e3. Building the Railroads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Wanted: Volunteer Engineers\u003cbr\u003e5. Early Successes and Failures\u003cbr\u003e6. McClellan Tests His Engineers\u003cbr\u003e7. The Birth of the United States Military Railroad\u003cbr\u003e8. Summer–Fall 1862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Vicksburg\u003cbr\u003e10. Gettysburg\u003cbr\u003e11. Chattanooga\u003cbr\u003e12. The Red River and Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e13. Atlanta and the Carolina Campaigns\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eEssay on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408118620503,"sku":"9781421419374","price":38.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421419374.jpg?v=1730501651","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/engineering-victory-9781421419374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}