Confederate cavalryman vs. union cavalryman : Eastern theater, 1861-65
Field, Ron2015
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During the intense, sprawling conflict that was the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness on the battlefield would be drastically reduced in this age of improved mass infantry firepower. This book, however, demonstrates how cavalry's lethal combination of mobility and dismounted firepower meant it was still very much a force to be reckoned with in battle. It also charts the swing in the qualitative difference of the cavalry forces fielded by the two sides as the war progressed.
Main title:
Confederate cavalryman vs. union cavalryman : Eastern theater, 1861-65 / Ron Field ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2015.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 12.
ISBN:
9781472807311 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.74
Language:
English
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BRN:
1817940
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