The uncivil war : irregular warfare in the upper South, 1861-1865 / Robert R. Mackey.

9780806137360 pbk. alk. paper
0806137363 pbk. alk. paper
9780806136240 alk. paper
0806136243 alk. paper

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2004.

English

xii, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

E470.45 .M13 2004

973.7/3

"In The Uncivil War, Robert R. Mackey outlines the Southern strategy of waging war across an entire region, measures the Northern response, and explains the outcome." "Complex military issues shaped both the Confederate irregular war and the Union response. Through detailed accounts of Rebel guerrilla, partisan, and raider activities, Mackey strips away romanticized notions of how the "shadow war" was fought, proving instead that irregular warfare was an integral part of Confederate strategy.".
"Mackey's book demonstrates that the failure of the shadow war can be traced both to poor Confederate command, which allowed irregulars to prey on their own neighbors, and to effective Union countermeasures. As a result, by 1865, the Confederacy had collapsed on both conventional and unconventional fields of conflict."--BOOK JACKET.

"Mackey's book demonstrates that the failure of the shadow war can be traced both to poor Confederate command, which allowed irregulars to prey on their own neighbors, and to effective Union countermeasures. As a result, by 1865, the Confederacy had collapsed on both conventional and unconventional fields of conflict."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-277) and index.

Campaigns and commanders ; v. 5.

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