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Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864
Earl J. Hess
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Paperback. Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864 Series: Trench Warfare Trilogy, Civil War America. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians. |Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the ... Read more
Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians. |Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469609935
SKU
V9781469609935
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Ref
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About Earl J. Hess
Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of many books on the Civil War, including, most recently, The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
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