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American Civil War Fortifications (3)

The Mississippi and River Forts

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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The Mississippi River, the second longest in the US, played a decisive role in the American Civil War. The Confederate fortifications were put to the test in the lengthy Federal campaign of 1862-63, aimed at cutting off the Rebel states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas and creating a blockade of this trade route. Vicksburg was a fortress city, known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy"; the initial Federal attack on May 19, 1863 failed to take the city, and a state of siege ensued, which saw the creation of a complex system of trenches, tunnels, mines, and batteries to invest the place. This book examines these and other sites, and the role they played in the war.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-11-06
Mått184 x 248 x 7 mm
Vikt242 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFortress
Antal sidor64
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
IllustratörHook, Adam, Hook, Adam (Illustrator)
ISBN9781846031946

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Ron Field is an internationally acknowledged expert on US military history. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982, he was a high school History teacher and head of department until his retirement in 2007. In 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, and was awarded its Emerson Writing Award in 2013. This is his fourth book for the Osprey Fortress series. Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on the Aztecs, the Greeks, several 19th century American subjects, and a number of books in the Fortress series. His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world.