| Description |
64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Elite ; 174
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Definition of terms: guerrillas, partisan rangers and cavalry raiders ; The training ground: "Bleeding Kansas" -- The Irregulars' War: Early guerrillas: Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri ; The Partisan Ranger Act ; Arkansas, the spiral of reprisals: Lawrence, Kansas, and the Missouri evictions ; 1862: Cavalry raiders, Morgan and Forrest, consequences of the Conscription Act ; 1863-64: Union precautions, Confederate raids, Morgan, Mosby ; 1865: the final months -- The leaders: Guerrillas, partisan rangers -- Organization & tactics: leadership ; Clothing and weapons: guerrillas, partisan rangers ; Tactics: guerrillas and antiguerrillas ; Centralia and Rawlings Lane ; Partisan rangers and cavalry raiders -- The impact on irregular warfare: Guerrillas and the civilian population ; Guerrillas and the regular armies ; The effectiveness of irregular warfare -- Aftermath. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements.
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Guerrilla warfare -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Guerrilla warfare -- Confederate States of America.
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Guerrillas -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Guerrillas -- Confederate States of America.
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| ISBN |
9781846034947 (pbk.) |
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1846034949 (pbk.) |
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