EBOOK
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A classic book containing a guide to the strategy, fortification and tactics for battles. It has fifteen chapters including 'Logistics', 'Army Organization - Infantry and Cavalry' and 'Field Engineering', and would make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the history of the military. Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872) was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was commonly known by the nickname "Old Brains." Early in the American Civil War, he was a senior Union Army commander in the Western Theatre and then served for almost two years as general-in-chief of all U.S. armies.