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Bezig met laden... Sharpshooters of the American Civil War, 1861–65door Philip Katcher
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The titles in this exciting new series take a highly detailed look at the daily lives of American Civil War soldiers. By examining the recruitment, training, personal weaponry, and uniforms used by both Union and Confederate soldiers, their daily life experiences, both routine and during campaign, are captured for readers in grade 8+. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This booklet should in fairness have been labeled Berdan's sharpshooters as its Union portion mostly deals with that unit (4 of the eight color plates show the famous men in green) and the Confederate portion combines jumbled accounts of units sharing the sharpshooter moniker. The topic of Civil War snipers with their telescopic rifles is only briefly treated (not surprising, given the paucity of sources) but given the booklet's title would have merited further discussion.
In one sentence, the author repeats the canard that the ACW sharpshooters were ancestors to the German WWI stormtroopers - apart from the fact that Europe tended to ignore the lessons from beyond the Pond, the storm troopers were heavy infantry (armed with grenades, flame throwers and a kitchen sink) seeking close combat not light troops fighting from a distance. ( )