{"product_id":"9780811739979","title":"Myths of the Civil War","description":"In the spirit of Robert Adair's cult classic \u003ci\u003eThe Physics of Baseball, \u003c\/i\u003ehere 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.","brand":"Globe Pequot Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59659017126220,"sku":"9780811739979","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/4163\/2076\/files\/9780811739979-42f177d2743fa1ec_front.webp?v=1793376123","url":"https:\/\/foxandfable.com\/en-us\/products\/9780811739979","provider":"Fox \u0026 Fable","version":"1.0","type":"link"}