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Solonick Justin S. <1982-> |
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Engineering victory : the Union siege of Vicksburg / / Justin S. Solonick |
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Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Military engineers - United States - History - 19th century |
Vicksburg (Miss.) History Siege, 1863 |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Engineering and construction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other -- The engineer's art -- America's early sieges -- Preparing to dig them out -- Earthworks rose as by magic -- More roads to Rome than one -- The school of the sap -- The body snatchers -- Turning loose the dogs of war -- Toiling day and night -- The key to Vicksburg -- Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!. |
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