Description: During the American Civil War, railroads provided considerable logistical support, but locomotives and rolling stock also served in tactical roles not just in rear areas, but also at the fronts and in veritable no-man's-lands. Mars Gets New Chariots addresses how, after being absent for centuries, fighting vehicles returned to modern warfare. While much of their work was utilitarian, their missions ranged from stealthy reconnaissance to close combat. Riding humble handcars or powerful locomotives and trains, Federals and Confederates alike exploited these new war chariots' speed, mobility, and firepower in the Railroad War, a struggle for vital logistical arteries. Other railborne vehicles fought in combat ranging from skirmishes to set-piece battles.
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Book Title: Mars Gets New Chariots : the Iron Horse in Combat, 1861-65
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Item Length: 6 in
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2006
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1800s
Item Height: 9 in
Author: Lt Alan Koenig
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, civil war, Railroad
Topic: Railroads / General, Military Science, Railroads / History, Military / General, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: .75 in
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
