A Prussian Observes the American Civil War
The Military Studies of Justus Scheibert
Series: Shades of Blue and Gray Series;
- Publisher's listprice EUR 58.00
-
24 055 Ft (22 910 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 8% (cc. 1 924 Ft off)
- Discounted price 22 131 Ft (21 077 Ft + 5% VAT)
Subcribe now and take benefit of a favourable price.
Subscribe
24 055 Ft
Availability
Uncertain availability. Please turn to our customer service.
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Publisher University of Missouri Press
- Date of Publication 31 May 2001
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9780826213488
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 235x159x27 mm
- Weight 559 g
- Language English
- Illustrations bibliography, index 0
Categories
Short description:
Justus Scheibert, an officer in the Royal Prussian Engineers, was sent to the USA for seven months to observe the Civil War from the Confederate perspective and report the effects of artillery on fortifications. This volume contains his observations, which were based on research and experience.
MoreLong description:
Prussia, like much of nineteenth-century Germany, was governed by the belief that knowledge, and thus understanding, was best derived from direct observation and attained most effectively through documentation. Based on that concept, Justus Scheibert, an officer in the Royal Prussian Engineers, was sent to the United States for seven months to observe the Civil War from the Confederate perspective and report the effects of artillery on fortifications. His interests, however, thoroughly surpassed that limited assignment, and his observations, as well as the writings translated in this work, went on to include tactics, strategy, logistics, and intelligence. Scheibert, who was a contemporary expert on warfare, had access to the Confederate high command, including such luminaries as Robert E. Lee, J. E. B. Stuart, and Stonewall Jackson. He brought to the war not only the fresh perspective of a foreigner, but also the insightful eye of a career military officer and a skillful correspondent. Although he was personally sympathetic to the South, Scheibert researched both sides of the conflict in order to write unbiased, informed commentary for his fellow Prussian officers. What resulted was a firsthand account of most aspects of the Civil War, including a theoretical discussion of every branch of service, medical service, and the Confederate high command. Based on research, as well as personal experience, Sheibert's narrative effectively portrays the soldiers, weaponry, and battles, forming one of the first, and one of the few, studies of combined operations in the Civil War. In the volume, Trautmann combines two of Scheibert's publications, The Civil War in the North American States: A Military Study for the German Officer and Combined Operations by Army and Navy: A Study Illustrated by the War on the Mississippi, 1861-1863 (ca. 1887), which for decades heavily influenced German military writing on the Civil War. Frederic Trautmann's translations of these books evince a grace and readability difficult to achieve from such intricate and complex works. A Prussian Observes the American Civil War makes an important addition to Civil War studies and will appeal greatly to professional historians and those interested in, and dedicated to, Civil War and military studies.
More
Crystal Rain
5 624 HUF
5 174 HUF
A Prussian Observes the American Civil War: The Military Studies of Justus Scheibert
24 055 HUF
22 131 HUF
Kino, Krieg und Tulpen: Deutsch-Niederländische Filmbeziehungen
10 368 HUF
9 850 HUF
Zwischen Ehrenamt und Berufspolitik: Professionalisierung der Kommunalpolitik in deutschen Großstädten
16 569 HUF
15 243 HUF
