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Reid, Brian Holden.

The American Civil War and the wars of the Industrial Revolution / Brian Holden Reid ; general editor, John Keegan. - London : Cassell, 1999. - 224 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 27 cm. - [The Cassell history of warfare] . - Cassell history of warfare. .

Series statement on jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.

Introduction, war and industrialization -- 1. The Crimean War, 1854-6 -- 2. The American Civil War: the war takes shape, 1861-2 -- 3. The American Civil War: the year of trial and hope, 1862-3 -- The American Civil War: Confederate collapse, 1864-5 -- The German wars of unification, 1864, 1866, 1870-71 -- Afterword.

This book focuses on the strategic and operational dimensions of the campaigns of the Civil War, showing how such factors as generalship, organization, intelligence and logistics affected the decisions of the battlefield.

ISBN: 0304352306 9780304352302

LCCN: 99495002

Nat. Bib. No.: GB99X5176 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 0304352306 Uk (AMICUS)000023137835

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Geschichte 1864-1871.
1800-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Military art and science--History--19th century.
Industrial revolution.
Industrialization--History--19th century.

LC Class. No.: E469 / R27