The Uncivil War

Irregular Warfare in the Upper South, 1861–1865

Nonfiction, History, Military, Strategy, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Cover of the book The Uncivil War by Robert R. Mackey, University of Oklahoma Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert R. Mackey ISBN: 9780806148045
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Publication: August 4, 2014
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Language: English
Author: Robert R. Mackey
ISBN: 9780806148045
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication: August 4, 2014
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Language: English

The Upper South—Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia—was the scene of the most destructive war ever fought on American soil. Contending armies swept across the region from the outset of the Civil War until its end, marking their passage at Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Perryville, and Manassas. Alongside this much-studied conflict, the Confederacy also waged an irregular war, based on nineteenth-century principles of unconventional warfare. In The Uncivil War, Robert R. Mackey outlines the Southern strategy of waging war across an entire region, measures the Northern response, and explains the outcome.

Complex military issues shaped both the Confederate irregular war and the Union response. Through detailed accounts of Rebel guerrilla, partisan, and raider activities, Mackey strips away romanticized notions of how the “shadow war” was fought, proving instead that irregular warfare was an integral part of Confederate strategy.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Upper South—Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia—was the scene of the most destructive war ever fought on American soil. Contending armies swept across the region from the outset of the Civil War until its end, marking their passage at Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Perryville, and Manassas. Alongside this much-studied conflict, the Confederacy also waged an irregular war, based on nineteenth-century principles of unconventional warfare. In The Uncivil War, Robert R. Mackey outlines the Southern strategy of waging war across an entire region, measures the Northern response, and explains the outcome.

Complex military issues shaped both the Confederate irregular war and the Union response. Through detailed accounts of Rebel guerrilla, partisan, and raider activities, Mackey strips away romanticized notions of how the “shadow war” was fought, proving instead that irregular warfare was an integral part of Confederate strategy.

More books from University of Oklahoma Press

Cover of the book Buffalo Bill on the Silver Screen by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Dear Jay, Love Dad by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Plastic Indian by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Men Against Fire by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book The Taken by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book The Mormon Rebellion by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book The Popular Frontier by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Edward Eberstadt & Sons by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book The Size of the Risk by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book American Indian Medicine by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Mapping Woody Guthrie by Robert R. Mackey
Cover of the book Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic by Robert R. Mackey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy