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The military telegraph during the civil war in the United States, with an exposition of ancient and modern means of communication, and of the federal

by William R Plum
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789353604813
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Alpha Edition
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Edition
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 400
  • Original Price: USD 30.53
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 504 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

On the battlefields of the American Civil War era, the most decisive weapon was often unseen: the electric wire humming with secret orders and desperate pleas. Thin wires carried a continent. In The Military Telegraph During the Civil War in the United States, William R. Plum traces how this new technology reshaped strategy, leadership, and the daily conduct of war across the 19th century United States. Blending narrative history with technical insight, Plum moves from ancient signals and couriers to the modern telegraph, setting a broad history of wartime communication against the specific pressures of civil conflict. This landmark history of telegraphy book stands as a meticulous telegraphy and cryptography study, explaining the organisation of the Federal telegraph service, the rival Confederate lines, and the ingenious union and confederate ciphers that guarded military secrets. Both a civil war telegraph book and a cornerstone of military communications history and military signal corps history, it offers essential context for understanding how information, speed, and secrecy shaped campaigns and high command. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Ideal for civil war enthusiasts and a durable reference for military historians, it is a classic civil war history book that speaks equally to curious general readers, scholars of the history of wartime communication, and collectors of original research into the technologies that transformed conflict.

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