tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7363888907489413102..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Hess: "CIVIL WAR INFANTRY TACTICS: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-8431175964902753142015-06-13T10:25:52.546-07:002015-06-13T10:25:52.546-07:00Fred,
I would like to see a book on skirmishing. ...Fred,<br />I would like to see a book on skirmishing. I should probably also read Casey one of these days! I'm with you on finding this book more satisfying than the rifle study.<br /><br />Drew<br /><br />DrewDW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-91356353110494350772015-06-13T10:19:07.260-07:002015-06-13T10:19:07.260-07:00I meant to discuss this subject but it slipped out...I meant to discuss this subject but it slipped out somewhere. Size issues aside, I was also hoping for a more creative alternative to reproducing the old training diagrams and following a similar model for the originals.<br /><br />DrewDW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-32216847650511914562015-06-12T11:56:10.729-07:002015-06-12T11:56:10.729-07:00I just reviewed this for Civil War News. It is a m...I just reviewed this for Civil War News. It is a marvelous original work, and I won't repeat everything written by Drew or commented on by Fred above.<br /><br />The only real weakness, in my opinion, was the ridiculously small reproduction size of the absolutely critical drawings and illustrations to illustrate what Dr. Hess was discussing. This was the publisher's decision--and it was aTPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-33499748760919616202015-06-11T12:42:33.805-07:002015-06-11T12:42:33.805-07:00I'm about halfway thru it and so far I agree w...I'm about halfway thru it and so far I agree wholeheartedly. It's an excellent book that really explains how the drill and tactics of the day worked, and should be required reading not only for armchair generals but for anyone who wants a better understanding of the nuts and bolts of battle. Like you, however, I think he gives remarkably short shrift to skirmishing and the petite guerre, Fred Rayhttp://www.cssharpshooters.comnoreply@blogger.com