Scott Hippensteel: Rocks and Rifles | Buch

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Cover: 9783030008765 | Rocks and Rifles | Scott Hippensteel | Buch | Englisch | 2018

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Beschreibung

This book discusses the relationship between geology and fighting during the American Civil War. Terrain was largely determined by the underlying rocks and how the rocks weathered. This book explores the difference in rock type between multiple battlegrounds and how these rocks influenced the combat, tactics, and strategies employed by the soldiers and their commanding officers at different scales.

Über den Autor

Scott Hippensteel's scientific research interests are primarily focused on using microfossils to solve environmental and geoarchaeological problems. Many of his research publications are related to paleotempestology, the study of ancient hurricanes, and factors that influence the records of sea-level rise over the last 10,000 years. More recently he has been applying micropaleontology to archaeological studies, including reconstructing Civil War landscapes and identifying the ways that battlefields have changed over time. These reconstructions are especially important in dynamic coastal settings. The most interesting research he's conducted in his career occurred after he joined the research team studying the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley. He is studying the sediments and microfossils from within the submarine hull to provide insights into the cause of sinking and exceptional taphonomic preservation of the crew.

Zusammenfassung

The first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the influence of geology on the outcome of battles underlain by a variety of rocks in both the Eastern and Western Theaters of war

Reveals the influence of geology on landscape features and terrain in historical context

Explores the qualities of sediment that made these fortifications so much stronger than masonry structures in the face of modern (Civil War) rifled artillery

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. Introduction.- Part I. Igneous Rocks.- Chapter2. Second Manassas.- Chapter3. Gettysburg.- Chapter4. Geomorphology and Civil War Combat Photography.- Part II. Metamorphic Rocks.- Chapter5. South Mountain.- Chapter6. Spotsylvania Court House.- Chapter7. Kennesaw Mountain.- Part III. Sedimentary Rocks.- Chapter8. Antietam.- Chapter9. Fredericksburg.- Chapter10. Stones River.- Chapter11. Petersburg.- Chapter12. Morris Island.- Chapter13. Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Seiten:	332
Reihe:	Advances in Military Geosciences
Inhalt:	x 321 S. 39 s/w Illustr. 105 farbige Illustr. 321 p. 144 illus. 105 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030008765
ISBN-10:	3030008762
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-030-00876-5
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Hippensteel, Scott
Auflage:	1st ed. 2019
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG Advances in Military Geosciences
Maße:	241 x 160 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Scott Hippensteel
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.11.2018
Gewicht:	0,725 kg

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