The Military Legacy of the Civil War: The European Inheritance

by Jay Luvaas

Book Overview

This pioneering study focuses on the experiences and writings of the surprisingly large number of Prussian, British, and French military observers who witnessed the Civil War firsthand. Luvaas's fascinating account reveals why they came, what they wrote, what their armies learned (or failed to learn) from their reports, and how their writings influenced later European military theorists.

For this edition, Luvaas has added a thoughtful introduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700603794
• ISBN13: 9780700603794
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"