Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Don, Next to books on the Campaigns of Napoleon the American Civil War is probably the most written about military history ever. Google can only refer you to brief biographies and summaries. I would suggest that you look at borrowing from a local library the books written on this subject by authors such as Bruce Catton. I tend to avoid reading too much about two wars in recent military history, these being; WW I and the American Civil War. The reason being both of these wars involved tactics and strategies that were far behind the advances in military weapons, etc.. The Civil War ended in Trench and Siege Warfare later in the war and can be considered as a precursor for the use of similarly ineffective and wasteful tactics in WW I. One of the most interesting characters to hold senior command on either side during the US Civil War was Nathan Bedford Forest a Confederate General. Forest was a pretty nasty piece of work and an unrepentant slave owner and trader. He was self taught in military tactics and probably the most effective calvary general and tactician to emerge. One Bedford Forest quote you've probably heard of is in order to win battles you need to "get there firstest with the mostest". An excellent book on Forest was "A Battle From the Start the Life of Nathan Bedford Forest" written by Brian Steel Wills. McCellan was an able trainer of men but totally inept in the field. Not a desirable feature in any military leader! Lincoln one asked him if he didn't have a use for the Union Army perhaps Lincoln could borrow it for a while. To keep this somewhere near to being on topic, the US Civil War is the war where photography was used extensively for the first time. Brady being the best known photographer. Regards, Greg Don Dory wrote: >Marc, >I understand that as a Virginian by residence you would have good things >to say about McClellan. As long as he was in charge of the Army the >Army of Northern Virginia enjoyed a marked advantage. But I would like >a little more discussion on McClellan as a trainer. > >Don >dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > >>Stilwell, also, ranks with McClellan as the greatest trainers the US >> >> >Army >has ever had. > >Marc > >msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html