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Civil War special forces : the elite and distinct fighting units of the Union and Confederate armies
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- Creator
- Robert P. Broadwater
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
- Physical Details
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- xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781440830570, 1440830576, 9781440830587
- OCLC
- ocn877948806
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The Zouaves -- The Lancers -- The Pikemen -- Horse artillery -- The machine gunners -- The Rocket Battalion -- The Chemical Corps -- Light divisions -- The Balloon Corps -- The Signal Corps -- Snipers and sharpshooters -- The Ambulance Corps -- Partisan Rangers -- Scouts and spies -- The Marines -- Sappers and miners -- Junior reserves -- Senior reserves -- The submariners -- The ironclads -- The women -- Black soldiers and the United States Colored Troops -- The Native Americans -- Summation of combat efficiency
Subjects
- United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- Special forces (Military science) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Special forces (Military science) -- Confederate States of America.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.