04066cam a2200445 i 4500 626112870 TxAuBib 20090520120000.0 080611s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008024546 9781426303791 1426303793 9781426303807 library binding 1426303807 library binding (OCoLC)223891915 TXAAL eng rda TXAAL TxAuBib rda Allen, Thomas B. 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. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009. 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index. 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. Thomas B. Allen's expertise in military history and strategy is combined with Roger MacBride Allen's knowledge of technology to reveal a lesser-known yet fascinating side of the 16th president of the United States. Their authoritative narrative reveals Lincoln as our nation's first hands-on Commander-in-Chief, whose appreciation for the power of technology plays a critical role in the North's Civil War victory over the less developed South. Readers meet Lincoln as he exchanges vital telegraph messages with his generals in the field; we witness his inspection of new ship models at the Navy Yard; we view the president target-shooting with the designer of a new kind of rifle; and we follow Lincoln, the man of action, as he leads a daring raid to recapture Norfolk, VA. The book's historic sweep also sets Abraham Lincoln in the context of his military era: we learn about the North's Anaconda Plan, the South's counter strategies, and how the concept of total war replaced the old Napoleonic way of fighting. Readers will come away with a rich sense of a leader who lived through one of the most exciting ages of technological and social change in America. With archival photographs, artwork, and maps, Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War brings alive a time when the railroad brought soldiers and to and from the battlefields, when hot-air balloons were used for surveillance, and when ironclad warships revolutionized naval warfare. The Allens' detailed study demonstrates why Lincoln's appreciation of the importance of technology, his understanding of the art of war, and his mastery of military strategy were key elements in the winning of the American Civil War. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. 11-15. 6-10. 1180L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.9 7 129634. 20090520. 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. Allen, Roger MacBride. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008024546-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008024546-d.html Publisher description TXAAL