Attack and Die - Civil War Military Tactics and Southern Heritage - McWhiney & Jamieson - Softcover BT Much more than a magazine

Much more than a magazine

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For any student of the War Between the States

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Attack and Die - Civil War Military Tactics and Southern Heritage - McWhiney & Jamieson - Softcover BT Much more than a magazineWhy did the Confederacy lose so many men? The authors contend that the Confederates bled themselves nearly to death in the first three years of the war by making costly attacks more often than the Federals. Offensive tactics, which had been used successfully by Americans in the Mexican War, were much less effective in the 1860s because an improved weapon, the rifle, had given increased strength to defenders. This book describes tactical theory in the