Crossing the Deadly Ground

United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899

Nonfiction, History, Military, Americas, United States
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Author: Perry D. Jamieson ISBN: 9780817390143
Publisher: University of Alabama Press Publication: September 15, 2015
Imprint: University Alabama Press Language: English
Author: Perry D. Jamieson
ISBN: 9780817390143
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Publication: September 15, 2015
Imprint: University Alabama Press
Language: English

Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines. The vulnerability of these offensive forces as they crossed the so-called "deadly ground" in front of defensive positions was even greater with the improvement of armaments after the Civil War.

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Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics employed by the United States Army. The most fundamental problem was the dominance of the tactical defensive, when defenders protected by fieldworks could deliver deadly fire from rifles and artillery against attackers advancing in close-ordered lines. The vulnerability of these offensive forces as they crossed the so-called "deadly ground" in front of defensive positions was even greater with the improvement of armaments after the Civil War.

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