A Revolution in Arms: A History of the First Repeating Rifles

"Mr. Bilby takes us through Gettysburg, among other places, showing how the Spencer and Henry rifle played a decisive role." —The Wall Street Journal

"A valuable study...his research is balanced and thorough, his writing is lively and clear...his approach gives the book broad appeal." —Journal of Military History

"This is an outstanding book—accurate, judicious, highly readable." —North & South

"A Revolution in Arms is written in such a good, readable way of a very important time in the history of firearms."—Rifle Magazine

"Well written and researched...certainly should be an addition to your library."—Civil War Times

Historians often call the American Civil War the first modern war, pointing to the use of observation balloons, the telegraph, trains, mines, ironclad ships, and other innovations. Although recent scholarship has challenged some of these "firsts," the war did witness the...