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Book SynopsisTrade Review" ... 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
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Ideas and Education 1. Theory, Doctrine, and the Tactical Maze: From Jomini to Dennis Hart Mahan Early Change and Continuity in the East 2. Tactical and Strategic Reorganization: McCleilan and the Origins of Professionalism 3. More Reorganization: The Army of the Potomac Elan, Tradition, and Change in Confederate Virginia 4. Elan and Organization: Early Field Command in Virginia 5. Intimations of Modern Warfare: Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia Continuity and Change Western Style 6.Manuever and Tactics: The First and Second Lines of Confederate Defense 7. The Emergence of Trench Warfare: The Third Lines of Confederate Defense 8. Trench Warfare and Maneuver Organizational Irony 9. Loss of Legitimacy: The Peculiar Fate of Engineering Organization New Thresholds of Modern Warfare 10. Position and Attrition: From the Wilderness to Richmond 11. Organization, Maneuver, and the Strategy of Exhaustion: To Atlanta and Beyond Notes Works Cited Index Illustrations Follow p. 78
