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Myths of the Civil War : the fact, fiction and science behind the Civil War's most-told stories
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- Summary
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"In this genre-bending work of history, Scott Hippensteel reexamines many long-cherished myths of Civil War history-and ultimately shatters them, based on physics and mathematics"--
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- Creator
- Scott Hippensteel
- Format
- Books
- Publication
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- Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2021]
- Physical Details
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- v, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780811739979, 081173997X, 9780811769822, 9780811769822
- OCLC
- on1249709140
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: An overview of the tall tales -- Sedgwick was correct : the myth of the Civil War sniper -- The density of death -- Lead precipitation -- Ready, aim, reload -- The rifle musket revolution -- Eye of history or photographic fraud? -- The Civil War on canvas : realism vs. romanticism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Evaluating "knock-down power" or "striking power" of military rifles -- Appendix B: Effectiveness of Civil War revolvers in combat -- Appendix C: The faults with fake fighting -- Appendix D: Isaac Newton would have hated Civil War films
Subjects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Historiography.
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Firearms -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies.
- Ballistics -- Case studies.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Miscellanea.
- United States -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc.