Characterized by ambushes, surprise raids, and irregular styles of combat, this guerrilla war became savage, chaotic, and often disorganized. Throughout the American Civil War, as vast armies in blue and gray clashed on conventional battlefields, a drastically different kind of conflict was raging as well: a bloody guerrilla war that erupted in the South in response to Federal invasion.
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Specialists and enthusiasts of the Civil War will enjoy this book as it is an excellent addition to any Civil War library."- On Point Well written and exhaustively researched. "Perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of guerrilla warfare during the Civil War to date. Provide excellent analysis."- Journal of Military History " very strong analysis of guerrilla warfare that is pertinent to counterinsurgency operations today. "Sutherland places the 'Gray Ghost,' John Singleton Mosby John Hunt Morgan 'Bloody Bill' Anderson bushwhackers Red Legs and jayhawkers, among many others, in the larger context of the 'irrepressible conflict' in this wide-ranging account."- Choice
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