| Au pas de Charge | 27 Oct 2009 4:07 p.m. PST |
I cant remember the title or author but I had this book in the early eighties and it was probably written earlier. No pictures but it covered organization of everything with a lot of short historical examples to back everything up. It had sections on railroads, signals, supply etc as well as the basic branches of service and the tactics etc…
It was a short hardcover book like Featherstone's tank battles in miniature. It was very easy to read but definitely by a wargamer for wargamers.
ANy thoughts? |
 Extra Crispy  | 27 Oct 2009 4:45 p.m. PST |
I don't know but I'd like one too! |
| cwbuff | 27 Oct 2009 6:28 p.m. PST |
Two come to mind, but there are certainly more. 1-"The Confederates & Federals at War" published in England in 1975 by Col H. C. B. Rogers (ISBN:0-88254-350-4). Eleven chapters including Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signal, Railways, Medical, Naval Operations. Well footnoted and it is well illustrated. 2-"Battle Tactics of the Civil War" published in 1987 by Paddy Griffith (ISBN: 0-300-04247-7) with line drawings. Both worthy of having in your library and Paddy always good for heated discussions. |
Shagnasty  | 28 Oct 2009 12:51 p.m. PST |
Yep. Those two came to mind. Both are good for a nuts and bolts background to The late Unpleasantness. |
| Au pas de Charge | 02 Nov 2009 3:07 p.m. PST |
CWBUFF, This could be the very book. I will buy it and let you know. This would be a great piece of deductive reasoning on your part! 1-"The Confederates & Federals at War" published in England in 1975 by Col H. C. B. Rogers (ISBN:0-88254-350-4). |
| Au pas de Charge | 02 Dec 2009 10:06 p.m. PST |
CWBUFF, This was indeed the very book. Thank you! 1-"The Confederates & Federals at War" published in England in 1975 by Col H. C. B. Rogers (ISBN:0-88254-350-4). |
| cwbuff | 05 Dec 2009 11:20 a.m. PST |
Glad you could add it to your library. It is a usefull reference book. |
| sjpatejak | 12 Feb 2010 10:37 a.m. PST |
Rogers was reprinted by Da Capo in 2000 and is available from Amazon for $22.95 USD new. It's evidently been remaindered for about $4.00 USD (also on Amazon.) |
| ArtorBart | 13 Feb 2010 9:51 a.m. PST |
Don't know if y'all are aware of your local library's service called INTERLIBRARY LOAN. Instead of you buying an "iffy" book right-off-the-bat, especially those pricey out-of-print titles, you can request your branch library to ask for the book from some other library. 99% of the time the service is free, but if there is a fee, it's much less than buying the book only to discover it falls short of your expectations. Artor"The Librarian"Bart |
| WW2wargaming | 16 May 2010 1:59 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the heads up on that book – just got an original copy off eBay for a fiver. |
| WW2wargaming | 20 May 2010 1:53 p.m. PST |
What an excellent book it is, too. The author also did one on the Napoleonic wars, which I have also managed to source on eBay. |
completes a Confederate river ironclad.
