Firearms of the Civil War: In Association with the National Firearms Museum

The War between the States (1861–65) or the Civil War, was in many ways the first modern war and saw many of the attributes that presaged the carnage of World War I. Trenches, deep fortifications, industrialized mass-production of weapons, rifled barrels, repeating firearms and rapid-fire weapons such as the Gatling gun: it is a conflict that requires deep analysis when it comes to innovations of warfare aside from the politics. In this lavishly illustrated handbook all the major infantry firearms are covered—handguns, rifles, muskets, carbines, and rapid-fire weapons.