{"product_id":"b0bksrdlhm","title":"American Civil War Armies (3): Specialist Troops (Men-at-Arms Book 179)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA concise illustrated study of the uniforms and organization of the specialist troops on both sides of the US Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of the American Civil War, with two million men under arms, a US Army that in pre-war days had depended upon a minute number of technical troops now required virtually an army of specialists alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial sharpshooters were recruited for skirmishing duty; men whose wounds would have led to their discharge in the past now found themselves guarding important posts in the Veteran Reserve Corps; and large numbers of civilians found themselves in uniform as members of the Telegraph or Hospital Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Katcher examines the organization and uniforms of the specialist troops who served in the armies of both sides. The text is supported by 50 black-and-white images along with 8 superb colour artwork plates depicting the uniforms and equipment of specialist troop types.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52827779039448,"sku":"YSL40935","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/81bFunm3ovL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793174078","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0bksrdlhm","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}