Arms and Equipment of the Civil War 1962
"Arms and Equipment of the Civil War 1962 36,00 ? Coggins, Jack (author and illustrator) Arms and Equipment of the Civil War Fairfax Press, NY, 1962. Hardcover. good condition ""The Civil War was the first modern war in the sense that it saw the first use of such equipment as the metallic cartridge and repeating rifle. It was the first war in which campaign strategy was based on the availability and capacity of railway lines; heavy guns, as well as troops and supplies, were moved by rail. knowledge of the weapons and equipment used in the War sheds light on the tactics and strategy."" [Dust Jacket] Larger format; 8 1/2 x 11; 160 pages."