Mr King
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2008
I've read this book: Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage by Grady McWhiney and it's an excellent read and an eye opener to me. There is another book called: Irish Confederates by Phillip Tucker who also did a book on the Irish Brigade of the North.
It talks much about who and why the southerners fought the way they did; having strong scottish and celtic heritage and ancestory, their ways and how they fought; favoring the offensive strategies rather than the defensive. I've read that the south fought 70 percent on the offensive throughout the war and nearly bled themselves to death in the first 3 years of the war and had to depend more on defensive strategies in the last 2 years because of low manpower. This is a great and interesting read.
Attack and Die by Grady McWhiney at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Die-Mi...r=1-1&keywords=attack+and+die&tag=toofyoga-20
Irish Confederates by Phillip Tucker at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Irish-Confede...r=1-1&keywords=phillip+tucker&tag=toofyoga-20
It talks much about who and why the southerners fought the way they did; having strong scottish and celtic heritage and ancestory, their ways and how they fought; favoring the offensive strategies rather than the defensive. I've read that the south fought 70 percent on the offensive throughout the war and nearly bled themselves to death in the first 3 years of the war and had to depend more on defensive strategies in the last 2 years because of low manpower. This is a great and interesting read.
Attack and Die by Grady McWhiney at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Die-Mi...r=1-1&keywords=attack+and+die&tag=toofyoga-20
Irish Confederates by Phillip Tucker at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Irish-Confede...r=1-1&keywords=phillip+tucker&tag=toofyoga-20