A Bearskin's Crimea: Colonel Henry Percy VC & His Brother Officers

A Bearskin's Crimea: Colonel Henry Percy VC & His Brother Officers

The U.S. Army sent three observers to the Crimea (including Bvt Capt George McClellan), and it is probable that lessons observed and reported were later applied in our Civil War - though the use of the telegraph and railroad can't be attributed entirely to that. The book makes no pretense of pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Air Power History 2012, Vol.59 (4), p.50-51
1. Verfasser: O'Sullivan, Curtis H.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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Military history
Military personnel
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Zusammenfassung:The U.S. Army sent three observers to the Crimea (including Bvt Capt George McClellan), and it is probable that lessons observed and reported were later applied in our Civil War - though the use of the telegraph and railroad can't be attributed entirely to that. The book makes no pretense of providing lessons for current grand strategy, but is well worth reading by anyone with an interest in military history and soldiering.
ISSN:1044-016X