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Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech war : : how the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to win the Civil War

Allen, Thomas B. Book - 2009 Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century / Allen, Thomas B 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Spirit of invention -- 1850-1860: Nation moving toward civil war -- Lincoln's secret train -- Lincoln takes command -- Anaconda plan -- Learning war -- Riding the winds of battle -- Ironclads -- Summer 1862-Spring 1863: Lincoln searches for a general -- Runners & raiders -- Old war, new war -- Slow march to rapid fire -- Homemade navy -- Rails & wires at war -- November 1863-August 1864: Stalemate East & West -- Total war -- Legacy beyond the battlefield.
Lincoln knew that winning the war would take more than the same old strategies and maneuvers. It would require using technology to create new ways of waging war. Lincoln worked to make sure his soldiers and sailors had the best and latest hardware. By combining new tools with time-tested tactics, he helped revolutionize warfare.

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PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 144 p. : ill., maps ; 21 x 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1180

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781426303791
1426303793
9781426303807 (lib. bdg.)
1426303807 (lib. bdg.)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Allen, Roger MacBride.

SUBJECTS
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
United States. -- Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Technology -- Historyt -- 19th century.
United States -- Technology. -- Civil War, 1861-1865