A winter of recvolutionary cavalry warfare
In the spring of 1862, Confederate troops' lack of infantry men and loss of critical battles forced their commanders to make a bold, strategic change. Using a unique, day-by-day narrative, author Michael R. Bradley recounts how Southern forces utilized horsemen to strike behind enemy lines and complete the most successful mounted operation of the Civil War. Thoroughly detailed, this work relates the daring military pursuits of Confederate commanders Forrest, Wheeler, Van Dorn, and Morgan who were instrumental in leading the South to utilize mobile warfare techniques.
A winter of recvolutionary cavalry warfare
In the spring of 1862, Confederate troops' lack of infantry men and loss of critical battles forced their commanders to make a bold, strategic change. Using a unique, day-by-day narrative, author Michael R. Bradley recounts how Southern forces utilized horsemen to strike behind enemy lines and complete the most successful mounted operation of the Civil War. Thoroughly detailed, this work relates the daring military pursuits of Confederate commanders Forrest, Wheeler, Van Dorn, and Morgan who were instrumental in leading the South to utilize mobile warfare techniques.
The Raiding Winter
208
The Raiding Winter
208Hardcover
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781455618170 |
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| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
| Publication date: | 06/26/2013 |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Sales rank: | 1,095,271 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) |