The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth

by Earl J. Hess

Book Overview

The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700616071
• ISBN13: 9780700616077
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"