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- The first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the influence of geology on the outcome of battles underlain by a variety of rocks in both the Eastern and Western Theaters of war
- Reveals the influence of geology on landscape features and terrain in historical context
- Explores the qualities of sediment that made these fortifications so much stronger than masonry structures in the face of modern (Civil War) rifled artillery
Part of the book series: Advances in Military Geosciences (AMG)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Igneous Rocks
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Front Matter
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Front Matter
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Scott Hippensteel's Rocks and Rifles succeeds admirably in bringing a renewed appreciation of geology to Civil War military history. It is certainly true that intimate knowledge of the ground is an essential prerequisite for comprehensive mastery of any given battle history, and Hippensteel's study offers readers and experts alike a series of fresh and informed glimpses of yet another layer of understanding.”(Andrew Wagenhoffer, Civil War Books and Authors)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA
Scott Hippensteel
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rocks and Rifles
Book Subtitle: The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War
Authors: Scott Hippensteel
Series Title: Advances in Military Geosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00877-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00876-5Published: 23 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00877-2Published: 14 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2522-8315
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8323
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 321
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 105 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Military, Military and Defence Studies, Historical Geology, Structural Geology, Geomorphology, Archaeology