Author:
McLachlan, Sean.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Osprey, 2009.
Description64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Note:First published 2009 ; 1st impression 2009 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2014.
Note:Introduction: Definition of terms: guerrillas, partisan rangers and cavalry raiders ; The training ground: "Bleeding Kansas" -- The Irregulars' War: Early guerrillas: Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri ; The Partisan Ranger Act ; Arkansas, the spiral of reprisals: Lawrence, Kansas, and the Missouri evictions ; 1862: Cavalry raiders, Morgan and Forrest, consequences of the Conscription Act ; 1863-64: Union precautions, Confederate raids, Morgan, Mosby ; 1865: the final months -- The leaders: Guerrillas, partisan rangers -- Organization & tactics: leadership ; Clothing and weapons: guerrillas, partisan rangers ; Tactics: guerrillas and antiguerrillas ; Centralia and Rawlings Lane ; Partisan rangers and cavalry raiders -- The impact on irregular warfare: Guerrillas and the civilian population ; Guerrillas and the regular armies ; The effectiveness of irregular warfare -- Aftermath.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
