{"product_id":"the-american-civil-war-and-the-origins-of-modern-warfare-9780253207159","title":"The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" ... 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 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","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400636440919,"sku":"9780253207159","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253207159.jpg?v=1730471173","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-american-civil-war-and-the-origins-of-modern-warfare-9780253207159","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}