Bibliograph

The secret war for the Union, the untold story of military intelligence in the Civil War, Edwin C. Fishel

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The secret war for the Union, the untold story of military intelligence in the Civil War, Edwin C. Fishel

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret war for the Union

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Edwin C. Fishel

Sub title

the untold story of military intelligence in the Civil War

Summary

Most histories of the Civil War explain victory and defeat in terms of the skill of commanders and their troops. Intelligence records disappeared after the war, and thus a critically important element has largely been ignored. Fishel has unearthed substantial collections of such records, and his "intelligence explanation" radically alters history's understanding of the campaigns. The Secret War for the Union is one of the most important Civil War works ever published

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Untold story of military intelligence in the Civil War

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