Rocks and Rifles : The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War / / by Scott Hippensteel

• Autore: Hippensteel Scott
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2019.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 pages)
• Disciplina: 550
• Soggetto topico: Military history; Politics and war; Historical geology; Structural geology; Geomorphology; Archaeology; History of Military; Military and Defence Studies; Historical Geology; Structural Geology
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Environmental aspects; United States Strategic aspects; Southern States Strategic aspects
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rocks and Rifles
• ISBN: 3-030-00877-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910337888203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in Military Geosciences, . 2522-8315