{"product_id":"engineering-victory-how-technology-won-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas F. Army\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperior engineering skills among Union soldiers helped ensure victory in the Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngineering Victory\u003c\/i\u003e brings a fresh approach to the question of why the North prevailed in the Civil War. Historian Thomas F. Army, Jr., identifies strength in engineering--not superior military strategy or industrial advantage--as the critical determining factor in the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy finds that Union soldiers were able to apply scientific ingenuity and innovation to complex problems in a way that Confederate soldiers simply could not match. Skilled Free State engineers who were trained during the antebellum period benefited from basic educational reforms, the spread of informal educational practices, and a culture that encouraged learning and innovation. During the war, their rapid construction and repair of roads, railways, and bridges allowed Northern troops to pass quickly through the forbidding terrain of the South as retreating and maneuvering Confederates struggled to cut supply lines and stop the Yankees from pressing any advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting detailed case studies from both theaters of the war, Army clearly demonstrates how the soldiers' education, training, and talents spelled the difference between success and failure, victory and defeat. He also reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEngineering Victory\u003c\/i\u003e brings a fresh approach to the question of why the North prevailed in the Civil War. Historian Thomas F. Army, Jr., identifies strength in engineering--not superior military strategy or industrial advantage--as the critical determining factor in the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy finds that Union soldiers were able to apply scientific ingenuity and innovation to complex problems in a way that Confederate soldiers simply could not match. Skilled Free State engineers who were trained during the antebellum period benefited from basic educational reforms, the spread of informal educational practices, and a culture that encouraged learning and innovation. During the war, their rapid construction and repair of roads, railways, and bridges allowed Northern troops to pass quickly through the forbidding terrain of the South as retreating and maneuvering Confederates struggled to cut supply lines and stop the Yankees from pressing any advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting detailed case studies from both theaters of the war, Army clearly demonstrates how the soldiers' education, training, and talents spelled the difference between success and failure, victory and defeat. He also reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful treatise on an important subject related to war, culture, and society, Engineering Victory is highly recommended reading.--\u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy's description of Union Army engineers and their accomplishments is certainly thorough and impressive. He relates numerous examples of how the effective use of engineers led to victory while an ineffective application led to defeat.--\u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn interesting and thought-provoking study of military engineering in the Civil War with which students of the war, logistics, and technology will have to reckon.--\u003ci\u003eCivil War Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Michael C. C. Adams, Northern Kentucky University, author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e \"Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngineering Victory\u003c\/i\u003e brings a fresh approach to the question of why the North prevailed in the Civil War. Historian Thomas F. Army, Jr., identifies strength in engineering--not superior military strategy or industrial advantage--as the critical determining factor in the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy finds that Union soldiers were able to apply scientific ingenuity and innovation to complex problems in a way that Confederate soldiers simply could not match. Skilled Free State engineers who were trained during the antebellum period benefited from basic educational reforms, the spread of informal educational practices, and a culture that encouraged learning and innovation. During the war, their rapid construction and repair of roads, railways, and bridges allowed Northern troops to pass quickly through the forbidding terrain of the South as retreating and maneuvering Confederates struggled to cut supply lines and stop the Yankees from pressing any advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting detailed case studies from both theaters of the war, Army clearly demonstrates how the soldiers' education, training, and talents spelled the difference between success and failure, victory and defeat. He also reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thoughtful treatise on an important subject related to war, culture, and society, Engineering Victory is highly recommended reading.\"--\u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Army's description of Union Army engineers and their accomplishments is certainly thorough and impressive. He relates numerous examples of how the effective use of engineers led to victory while an ineffective application led to defeat.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An interesting and thought-provoking study of military engineering in the Civil War with which students of the war, logistics, and technology will have to reckon.\"--\u003ci\u003eCivil War Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas F. Army, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e is an adjunct assistant professor of history at Quinebaug Valley Community College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47281815617785,"sku":"9781421425160","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dlE3WHVDaEdVYzMxOVZqa1RaQjBiZz09.webp?v=1769058481","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/engineering-victory-how-technology-won-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}