| Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864 Contributor(s): Hess, Earl J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469609932 ISBN-13: 9781469609935 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.73 |
| LCCN: 2004022010 |
| Series: Civil War America (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.56" W x 9.77" (1.45 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hess, Earl J.: - Earl J. Hess is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in 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. |