{"product_id":"9780811739979","title":"Myths of the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Robert Adairs 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"STACKPOLE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185742151954,"sku":"9780811739979","price":48.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9780811739979.jpg?v=1774737952","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9780811739979","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}