How the Civil War changed the face of warThe Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncer "A first-rate analysis of command, command structure, and the behavior of officers and men in combat. . . . [Murray's] volume is solidly researched, well written, and deeply interpretive, and it should be read by anyone open to new perspectives on the Civil War."---John M. Belohlavek, Journal of Southern History