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American Civil War Fortifications (2)

By Ron Field

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American Civil War Fortifications (2)

By Ron Field

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The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of field fortifications, the result of the practical application of antebellum West-Point teaching, and the deadly impact of rifled infantry weapons and artillery. Both the Federal and Confederate armies began to develop far more sophisticated systems of field fortification, and the larger field works and fortifications surrounding Washington, DC and Richmond, VA were redesigned and rebuilt several times. This volume explores the role of land and field fortifications in the eastern and overland campaigns of the Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Particular attention is devoted to the nine-month siege of Petersburg, where daily life within the redoubts, lunettes, redans, bomb-proofs, trenches and rifle pits is vividly described.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
2005-11-30
Publication Date:
2005-11-10
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1841768839
ISBN13:
9781841768830
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
224 g
Height:
184 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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