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

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 / Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen.

Author/creator	Allen, Thomas B.
Other author/creator	Allen, Roger MacBride.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2009.
Description	144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. United States. Army--History --Civil War, 1861-1865. Technology--United States --History --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Technology.

Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142) and index.
LCCN	2008024546
ISBN	9781426303791
ISBN	1426303793
ISBN	9781426303807 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN	1426303807 (lib. bdg.)