Mr. Lincoln's high-tech war : how the North used the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, ironclads, high-powered weapons, and more to win the Civil War / Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen.
| Author/creator | Allen, Thomas B. |
| Other author | Allen, Roger MacBride. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2009. |
| Description | 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Spirit of invention -- 1850-1860: Nation moving toward civil war -- Lincoln's secret train -- Lincoln takes command -- Anaconda plan -- Learning war -- Riding the winds of battle -- Ironclads -- Summer 1862-Spring 1863: Lincoln searches for a general -- Runners & raiders -- Old war, new war -- Slow march to rapid fire -- Homemade navy -- Rails & wires at war -- November 1863-August 1864: Stalemate East & West -- Total war -- Legacy beyond the battlefield. |
| Abstract | Lincoln knew that winning the war would take more than the same old strategies and maneuvers. It would require using technology to create new ways of waging war. Lincoln worked to make sure his soldiers and sailors had the best and latest hardware. By combining new tools with time-tested tactics, he helped revolutionize warfare. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008024546 |
| ISBN | 9781426303791 |
| ISBN | 1426303793 |
| ISBN | 9781426303807 (lib. bdg.) |
| ISBN | 1426303807 (lib. bdg.) |