| Trench Warfare Under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign Contributor(s): Hess, Earl J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469609940 ISBN-13: 9781469609942 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 973.736 |
| LCCN: 2007009466 |
| Series: Civil War America (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.18" W x 9.24" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Earl J.Hess's study of armies and fortifications turns to the 1864 Overland Campaign to cover battles from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Drawing on meticulous research in primary sources and careful examination of battlefields at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Bermuda Hundred, and Cold Harbor, Hess analyzes Union and Confederate movements and tactics and the new way Grant and Lee employed entrenchments in an evolving style of battle. Hess argues that Grant's relentless and pressing attacks kept the armies always within striking distance, compelling soldiers to dig in for protection. |
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. |