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090    E491|b.N67 2003 
100 1  Nosworthy, Brent. 
245 14 The bloody crucible of courage :|bfighting methods and 
       combat experience of the Civil War /|cBrent Nosworthy. 
250    First Carroll and Graf edition. 
264  1 New York :|bCarroll & Graf,|c2003. 
300    xiv, 752 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-710) and 
       index. 
504    Includes bibliography (pages [711]-728). 
505 0  Is the study of fighting methods meaningful? -- Advances 
       in small arms, 1830-59 -- Developments in tactical 
       doctrine, 1843-59 -- Artillery prior to the Civil War -- 
       The reaction of the American military to European 
       developments -- The development of the Ironclad, 1810-61 -
       - The crisis erupts -- The initial training effort -- 
       Artillery and Ironclads at the beginning of the war -- 
       Arming the infantry -- Unpreparedness : Bull Run and its 
       aftermath -- The reality of the battlefield -- Life during
       the campaign -- The psychological basis of tactics -- 
       Infantry doctrine -- Cavalry : the beginning -- Fighting 
       in the West -- Irregular troops and guerrilla warfare -- 
       River and coastal warfare -- Developments during the war -
       - Grand tactice during the Civil War -- American artillery
       doctrine -- Artillery in practice -- Artillery 
       developments during the war -- Cavalry developments during
       the war -- Field fortifications -- Fighting in the 
       wilderness -- The appearance of hasty entrenchments -- The
       advent of trench warfare -- The effectiveness of the rifle
       musket -- The bayonet : myth and utility -- Breechloaders 
       and repeaters : the debate continues -- Tactical 
       developments in European warfare, 1859-17 -- Conclusion. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy|xDrill and tactics|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865. 
610 10 Confederate States of America.|bArmy|xDrill and tactics. 
650  0 Military art and science|zUnited States|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Tactics|xHistory|y19th century. 
651  0 United States|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xCampaigns. 
994    90|bGUG