The uncivil war : irregular warfare in the upper South, 1861-1865 / Robert R. Mackey.
2004
E470.45 .M13 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
The uncivil war : irregular warfare in the upper South, 1861-1865 / Robert R. Mackey.
Author
Mackey, Robert Russell.
ISBN
9780806137360 pbk. alk. paper
0806137363 pbk. alk. paper
9780806136240 alk. paper
0806136243 alk. paper
0806137363 pbk. alk. paper
9780806136240 alk. paper
0806136243 alk. paper
Publication Details
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2004.
Language
English
Description
xii, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
E470.45 .M13 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7/3
Summary
"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.
Note
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-277) and index.
Series
Campaigns and commanders ; v. 5.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : Civil War irregular warfare in theory and practice
The Confederacy's self-inflicted wound : the guerilla war in Arkansas, 1862-1865
Fire, provosts, and Tories : the federal counterinsurgency campaign in Arkansas
John Singleton Mosby and the Confederate partisan war in Virginia
Misreading the enemy : the Union Army's failed response to partisan warfare in Virginia
The heyday of raiding warfare : Morgan and Forrest in Tennessee and Kentucky, 1862
Great raids, great reforms, and great disasters : the 1863 spring and summer raiding campaign
Conclusion : the end of the uncivil war.
The Confederacy's self-inflicted wound : the guerilla war in Arkansas, 1862-1865
Fire, provosts, and Tories : the federal counterinsurgency campaign in Arkansas
John Singleton Mosby and the Confederate partisan war in Virginia
Misreading the enemy : the Union Army's failed response to partisan warfare in Virginia
The heyday of raiding warfare : Morgan and Forrest in Tennessee and Kentucky, 1862
Great raids, great reforms, and great disasters : the 1863 spring and summer raiding campaign
Conclusion : the end of the uncivil war.