{"product_id":"myths-of-the-civil-war-the-fact-fiction-and-science-behind-the-civil-wars-most-told-stories-9780811739979","title":"Myths of the Civil War: The Fact, Fiction, and Science Behind the Civil War's Most-Told Stories","description":"In the spirit of Robert Adair's cult classic The Physics of Baseball, here is a book that tackles the long-cherished myths of Civil War history--and ultimately shatters them, based on physics and mathematics. At what range was a Civil War sniper lethal? Did bullets ever \"rain like hail\"? Could one ever step across a battlefield by stepping only on bodies and never hard ground? How effective were Civil War muskets and rifles? How accurate are photographs and paintings? In this genre-bending work of history, Scott Hippensteel puts the tropes of Civil War history under the microscope and says, \"Wait a minute!\" Combining science and history, Hippensteel reexamines much that we hold dear about the Civil War and convincingly argues that memoirs and histories have gotten it wrong. This is a work of history and science for our era of \"fake news\"--and for well beyond. Readers will never look at the Civil War the same way again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811739979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264","brand":"Scott Hippensteel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229660094645,"sku":"9780811739979","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_67cc301e-fb3d-4fe9-bd99-f47c9b76a86c.jpg?v=1634042131","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/myths-of-the-civil-war-the-fact-fiction-and-science-behind-the-civil-wars-most-told-stories-9780811739979","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}