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The military telegraph during the civil war in the United States, with an exposition of ancient and modern means of communication, and of the federal

The military telegraph during the civil war in the United States, with an exposition of ancient and modern means of communication, and of the federal

R. Plum, William

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Technology & Engineering20th Century United States HistoryGeneral Military History

ISBN10: 9353800293
ISBN13: 9789353800291
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 394
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
War travelled at lightning speed. In the American Civil War era, the battlefield was not only fought with rifles and railways, but with messages that could decide a march, a siege, or a rescue before the smoke had cleared. In Volume I of The Military Telegraph During the Civil War in the United States, William R. Plum delivers a commanding work of military history nonfiction: part telegraphy history book, part historical communications study, and part documentary chronicle of the war between the states as seen through its signal traffic. Alongside lucid explanations of military telegraph operations, Plum sets the system in a longer human story, tracing ancient communication methods and the evolution of signalling into the wired networks of 19th century America. He also examines Union Confederate cipher systems with the practical clarity that makes this an essential civil war research reference for historians, students, and anyone drawn to cryptography and codebreaking history. The result is a signal corps history that illuminates how information shaped strategy, administration, and daily military life, making it equally satisfying for the curious general reader and for collectors of classic military literature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For a reenactor reference guide, a serious shelf of American conflict studies, or a definitive look at communications under pressure, this volume remains a foundational witness to war on the wire.

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