Author: John Hay Athole Macdonald
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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On the Best Detail Formation for the New Infantry Tactics
Author: John Hay Athole Macdonald
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Publisher:
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The New Tactics of Infantry (studies In.)
Author: Wilhelm von Scherff
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Civil War Infantry Tactics
Author: Earl J. Hess
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807159387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
EARL J. HESS is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and the author of fifteen books on the Civil War, including Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign ; The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee ; and The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807159387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
EARL J. HESS is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and the author of fifteen books on the Civil War, including Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign ; The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee ; and The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
Civil War Infantry Tactics
Author: Earl J. Hess
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807159395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the training nor the desire to take advantage of the musket rifle's increased range. Drawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or smoothbore. The linear system was far from an outdated relic that led to higher casualties and prolonged the war. Indeed, regimental officers on both sides of the conflict found the formations and maneuvers in use since the era of the French Revolution to be indispensable to the survival of their units on the battlefield. The training soldiers received in this system, combined with their extensive experience in combat, allowed small units a high level of articulation and effectiveness. Unlike much military history that focuses on grand strategies, Hess zeroes in on formations and maneuvers (or primary tactics), describing their purpose and usefulness in regimental case studies, and pinpointing which of them were favorites of unit commanders in the field. The Civil War was the last conflict in North America to see widespread use of the linear tactical system, and Hess convincingly argues that the war also saw the most effective tactical performance yet in America's short history.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807159395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the training nor the desire to take advantage of the musket rifle's increased range. Drawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or smoothbore. The linear system was far from an outdated relic that led to higher casualties and prolonged the war. Indeed, regimental officers on both sides of the conflict found the formations and maneuvers in use since the era of the French Revolution to be indispensable to the survival of their units on the battlefield. The training soldiers received in this system, combined with their extensive experience in combat, allowed small units a high level of articulation and effectiveness. Unlike much military history that focuses on grand strategies, Hess zeroes in on formations and maneuvers (or primary tactics), describing their purpose and usefulness in regimental case studies, and pinpointing which of them were favorites of unit commanders in the field. The Civil War was the last conflict in North America to see widespread use of the linear tactical system, and Hess convincingly argues that the war also saw the most effective tactical performance yet in America's short history.
Notes on the Evolution of Infantry Tactics
Author: Frederic Natusch Maude
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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The Elements of Modern Tactics, Practically Applied to English Formations
Author: Wilkinson J. Shaw
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Category : Tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Category : Tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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The elements of modern tactics practically applied to English formations
Author: Wilkinson Jocelyn Shaw
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Infantry Tactics V3, Evolutions of the Line
Author: Winfield Scott
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ISBN: 9781436882095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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ISBN: 9781436882095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
British Infantry Tactics, Or, The Attack Formation Explained, with Some Introductory Remarks on Infantry Tactics in General
Author: Great Britain. - Army. - Infantry. [Appendix.]
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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A New System of Infantry Tactics, Double and Single Rank, Adapted to American Topography and Improved Fire-arms
Author: Emory Upton
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Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Languages : en
Pages : 698
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