In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat

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In the Trenches at Petersburg, the final volume of Earl J Hess s trilogy of works on the fortifications of the Civil War, recounts the strategic and tactical operations around Petersburg during the last ten months of the Civil War Hess covers all aspects of the Petersburg campaign, from important engagements that punctuated the long months of siege to mining and countermining operations, the fashioning of wire entanglements and the laying of torpedo fields to impede attacks, and the construction of underground shelters to protect the men manning the works In the Trenches at Petersburg humanizes the experience of the soldiers working in the fortifications and reveals the human cost of trench warfare in the waning days of the struggle. Download In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat by Earl J. Hess – kino-fada.fr If you only want one book on the Petersburg campaign, this has to be itJoined with Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War The Eastern Campaigns and Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign , this book completes an extensive discussion of fortifications in the East The series traces both the development and acceptance of digging in during the war While these books are specific to the East, all armies shared many of the techniques and attitudes.The Petersburg Campaign has very few general studies and only thi Joined with Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War The Eastern Campaigns and Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign , this book completes an extensive discussion of fortifications in the East The series traces both the development and acceptance of digging in during the war While these books are specific to the East, all armies shared many of the techniques and attitudes.The Petersburg Campaign has very few general studies and only this book concentrates on fortifications The author has created a first rate history of the campaign with the fortifications central to the story In doing so, he has added a valuable and much needed book to our library This book works on several levels it completes the study of fortifications, it is a comprehensive history of the Petersburg Campaign and it is an excellent read Earl J Hess is one of our best authors, writing with a sure ability and full knowledge of the subject He can make complex...A detailed analysis of the field fortifications at Petersburg, one of the roughest battles of the Civil War, lasting from June, 1864 to the first of April, 1865 Both Union and Confederate forces developed sophisticated entrenchments and other fortifications to defend their lines The book s analysis of these fortifications is well detailed Appendices provide great depth of information on key forts and other defensive positions.For those interested in this rather specialized subject...Very detailed examination of the construction and use of field fortifications during the Petersburg Campaign For me, the book rated only three stars because I minterested in military operations battles of the war, not the e...A must for anyone interested in the Petersburg Campaign, or in the development of fortifications during the war.

In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat
  • English
  • 17 June 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 403 pages
  • 0807832820
  • Earl J. Hess
  • In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat