Readers will discover interesting facts on the plans of attack used during the Civil war. Exciting illustrations of both battle and weapons will draw in readers while they encounter questions and sidebars that encourage them to use critical thinking skills. Readers find in-depth information about the actual fighting of the Civil War, including guerrilla warfare on land and bloody battles fought at sea, that will support and expand their knowledge...

Describes the various weapons developed and used during the Civil War, such as longarms, handguns, swords, cannons, naval weapons, and mines, and explores that era as the beginning of modern weaponry.