Author : Perry D. Jamieson
Release : 2004-03-08
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 888/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Crossing the Deadly Ground by : Perry D. Jamieson
Download or read book Crossing the Deadly Ground written by Perry D. Jamieson. This book was released on 2004-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to answer difficult questions about battle tactics employed by the United States Army 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.
