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Rocks and Rifles = The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War /

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Title/Author:	Rocks and Rifles/ by Scott Hippensteel.
Reminder of title:	The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War /
Author:	Hippensteel, Scott.
Description:	X, 321 p. 144 illus., 105 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Military history. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00877-2
ISBN:	9783030008772

Rocks and Rifles = The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War /
Hippensteel, Scott.

Rocks and RiflesThe Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War /[electronic resource] :by Scott Hippensteel. - 1st ed. 2019. - X, 321 p. 144 illus., 105 illus. in color.online resource. - Advances in Military Geosciences,2522-8315. - Advances in Military Geosciences,.

Chapter1. Introduction -- Part I. Igneous Rocks -- Chapter2. Second Manassas -- Chapter3. Gettysburg -- Chapter4. Geomorphology and Civil War Combat Photography -- Part II. Metamorphic Rocks -- Chapter5. South Mountain -- Chapter6. Spotsylvania Court House -- Chapter7. Kennesaw Mountain -- Part III. Sedimentary Rocks -- Chapter8. Antietam -- Chapter9. Fredericksburg -- Chapter10. Stones River -- Chapter11. Petersburg -- Chapter12. Morris Island -- Chapter13. Conclusion.

This book discusses the relationship between geology and fighting during the American Civil War. Terrain was largely determined by the underlying rocks and how the rocks weathered. This book explores the difference in rock type between multiple battlegrounds and how these rocks influenced the combat, tactics, and strategies employed by the soldiers and their commanding officers at different scales.

ISBN: 9783030008772

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-00877-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

810444
Military history.

LC Class. No.: D25-25.9

Dewey Class. No.: 355

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