It could mean either a roving precision shooter like the modern sniper (a term that did not come into use until late in the century) or a light infantryman who specialized in the petite guerre: scouting, picketing, and skirmishing. In this thought provoking book, the author starts out with a brief history of light troops followed by the history of the skirmishers of the Army of North Virginia. The evolution of fast manoeuvre and fire battlefield tactics from the first glimmer of light infantry in the 18th Century to the extended order and rifles of the last half of the 19th Century is one that has been attempted before but never fully told, often wandering off into strategy, grand strategy and politics. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Most of the book covers the Overland Campaign and the '64 Valley and Petersburg campaigns, by which time new assault tactics were being developed to capture enemy pickets or assault earthworks.
There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again. This, the author argues, shows a link to later infantry tactics developed by the German stormtroopers in World War I.. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Please try again. The cross-fertilisation of military theory and battlefield practice from Europe to America and back again has never received the examination it deserves.
Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Shock Troops of the Confederacy is interesting, informative and concise. The author's interpretation of the use of Prussian columns differs with Nosworthy's, who believes that skirmishers were the main effort, with the company columns merely supporting them. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2014.
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It offered a great deal of new information whereby the author outlines the changes that took place within the Confederate army that led to a new style of warfare, a warfare in which the intelligence, skill, and courage of the individual soldier became paramount. The modern sharpshooter (the term comes from the German scharfschutzen, not the use of Sharps rifles) appeared in Central Europe around 1700.
This, the author argues, shows a link to later infantry tactics developed by the German stormtroopers in World War I..
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. The book concludes with an analysis of the part the sharpshooters played in the Civil War and compares them to other historical light infantry formations.
Later in the war, in response to the Confederate dominance of the skirmish line, the Federals began to organize their own sharpshooter units at division level, though they never adopted an army-wide system. Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. It offered a great deal of new information whereby the author outlines the changes that took place within the Confederate army that led to a new style of warfare, a warfare in which the intelligence, skill, and courage of the individual soldier became paramount. Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018.
The psychological effect on enemy infantry could be great, knowing that someone who was aimed at would likely be hit. Soon, he formed for his brigade a special sharpshooter battalion to cover the front, and by the beginning of 1864 this was standard in every brigade in Lee's army. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Although the Union side began the war with more and better light troops, they allowed them atrophy while the Confederates who faced them, learned from them.
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. I found it to be very informative and a great read. The book fills a void and should be a treasured volume to anyone interested in Civil War tactics.
This book examines the illustrious life and military record of the Prussian "royal" who helped drill and organize Washington's Continental Army. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. His memoir thus permits the painting of a highly nuanced picture of the sharpshooter battalions he commanded, the tactics they employed, and the effect that such employment had upon the course of battles and campaigns. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
CFS Press; 1st edition (February 15, 2006), Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2007. This unique exercise in operational history, in turn, is nested in an overview of the organization and achievements all of the sharpshooters, whether Union and Confederate, who fought in the American Civil War.
It also tells the human story of the sharpshooters themselves, who describe in their own words what it was like to be in the thick of battle, on the skirmish line, and at their lonely picket posts. A witness of a sort that historians rarely encounter, Blackford combined a thorough understanding of military affairs with a novelist s eye for detail and a knack for being at the right place at the right time. Please try your request again later. 1, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth (Modern War Studies (Paperback)), Yank and Rebel Rangers: Special Operations in the American Civil War. This had flaws. Then it could mean either a roving precision shooter like the modern sniper (a term that did not come into use until late in the century) or a light infantryman who specialized in the petite guerre: scouting, picketing, and skirmishing. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. At North Anna Confederate sharpshooters successfully screened the entrenchments, hiding them from view and allowing the Union army to unknowingly enter a trap. Although most people think of Berdan's Sharpshooters when the subject comes up, the Confederate sharpshooter battalions had a far greater effect on the outcome of the conflict. Does this book contain inappropriate content?
I recently had the pleasure of reading Fred L. Ray's new book, "Shock Troops of the Confederacy - The Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia".
I have a small number of the first edition Learned a lot. Shock Troops of the Confederacy: The Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Fred Ray's "Shock Troops of the Confederacy, as the subtitle indicates, is primarily focused upon the "sharpshooter battalions" of the Army of Northern Virginia (in a Civil War context, "sharpshooter" was usually more akin to "skirmisher" than "sniper", although these specialized battalions also used innovative open order assault techniques, especially late in the war), but does not neglect their closest Union counterparts nor the sharpshooter battalions in Confederate armies in the West. Overall, Shock Troops of the Confederacy deals with three themes: the organization and employment of the Army of Northern Virginia’s sharpshooter battalions; the history of light infantry from 1700 to 1918; and the human story of the sharpshooters themselveson the picket line, in the trenches, and in the field. Fred Ray's "Shock Troops of the Confederacy, as the subtitle indicates, is primarily focused upon the "sharpshooter battalions" of the Army of Northern Virginia (in a Civil War context, "sharpshooter" was usually more akin to "skirmisher" than "sniper", although these specialized battalions also used innovative open order assault techniques, especially late in the war), but does not neglect their closest Union counterparts nor the sharpshooter battalions in Confederate armies in the West. An interesting read about I knew little about. Because Lee's army was decentralized, innovation of this sort was encouraged and could spread.
A fascinating and brilliantly written book that deserves better recognition. Please try again. There's a problem loading this menu right now.
Superb book on small unit tactics in the Civil War, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2014. The Confederate (Rodes and Blackford) sharpshooters (light infantry) where every bit as proficient as the Union's (1st and 2nd U.S.S.S/Berdan's) sharpshooters.
These, which were especially drawn for the book, provide the reader with all of the information needed to follow the course of the campaign, battle, or engagement in question, but nothing that is superfluous or distracting.
The book as a whole tells several stories, each of which relates to the others in a manner reminiscent of Russian stacking dolls. The author's interpretation of the use of Prussian columns differs with Nosworthy's, who believes that skirmishers were the main effort, with the company columns merely supporting them. This is a truly outstanding piece of work highlighting an area and style of warfare not often mentioned in Civil War literature.
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