The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command / Edition 1

by Edward Hagerman

Overview

" . . . 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253207159
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	09/22/1992
Series:	Midland Bks.
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
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

Editorial Reviews

.,."[An]important work on tactical and strategic military history." — Wig Wags (military history and American Civil War blog) Sept 27, 2008 "(http: //wigwags.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/the-american-civil-war-and-the-origins-of-modern-warfare/)"

From the Publisher

Hagerman argues that the Civil War inaugurated a new era of industrial-age warfare. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

...[An]important work on tactical and strategic military history.

Wig Wags

The American Civil War was a war of transition: a war of romanticism and idealism fought by a large citizen army with the first tools of modern warfare. This book is a must for students of American history and military affairs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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