Confederate Artilleryman 1861–65
In the heady days of the rush to arms in 1861, comparatively few Southern men volunteered for service in the artillery: most preferred the easily accessible glory of the infantry or cavalry. Yet those that did quickly earned the respect of their fellow soldiers, and a reputation for being able to pull through deeper mud, ford deeper springs, shoot faster, swear louder ... than any other class of men in the service. Given that field artillery was invariably deployed in front of the troops that it was supporting, the artillerymen were exposed to a high level of enemy fire, and losses were significant. This title guides the reader through the li…
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Weitere Autoren: Younghusband, Bill (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-0714-4
- EAN: 9781472807144
- Produktnummer: 16968546
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 16'144 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 51 b/w; 10 col
Über den Autor
Ian Drury, an experienced editor and military writer, has published a number of books and articles on aspects of military history as varied as the Russo-Turkish War, the Confederate infantry, German World War I Stormtroopers and World War II on the Russian Front. He has made a particular study of the battle of Verdun over a number of years, one result of which has been his now legendary Verdun wargame Hommes Soupes.
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