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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457679003321

Autore

Hess Earl J

Titolo

Trench warfare under Grant & Lee [[electronic resource] ] : field fortifications in the Overland Campaign / / Earl J. Hess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007

ISBN

1-4696-0329-2

0-8078-8238-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (546 p.)

Collana

Civil War America

Disciplina

973.7/36

Soggetti

Overland Campaign, Va., 1864

Fortification, Field - History - 19th century

Fortification - Virginia - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Trench warfare

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Trench warfare

United States Defenses History 19th century

Confederate States of America Defenses History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Engineer assets in the Overland Campaign -- The Wilderness -- Spotsylvania, May 8-11 -- The Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania, May 12 -- Spotsylvania, May 13-20 -- Bermuda Hundred -- North Anna -- Cold Harbor, May 27-June 2 -- Attack and siege--Cold Harbor, June 3-7 -- Holding the trenches at Cold Harbor, June 7-12 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The design and construction of field fortifications in the Overland Campaign.

Sommario/riassunto

Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign