9781469643427-1469643421-Fighting for Atlanta: Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War (Civil War America)

Fighting for Atlanta: Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War (Civil War America)

ISBN-13: 9781469643427
ISBN-10: 1469643421
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Earl J. Hess
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover 408 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781469643427
ISBN-10: 1469643421
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Earl J. Hess
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover 408 pages

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Fighting for Atlanta: Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War (Civil War America) (ISBN-13: 9781469643427 and ISBN-10: 1469643421), written by authors Earl J. Hess, was published by The University of North Carolina Press in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Civil War (United States History, State & Local, Strategy, Military History, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Fighting for Atlanta: Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War (Civil War America) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Civil War books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.46.

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As William T. Sherman's Union troops began their campaign for Atlanta in the spring of 1864, they encountered Confederate forces employing field fortifications located to take advantage of rugged terrain. While the Confederates consistently acted on the defensive, digging eighteen lines of earthworks from May to September, the Federals used fieldworks both defensively and offensively. With 160,000 troops engaged on both sides and hundreds of miles of trenches dug, fortifications became a defining factor in the Atlanta campaign battles. These engagements took place on topography ranging from Appalachian foothills to the clay fields of Georgia's piedmont.

Leading military historian Earl J. Hess examines how commanders adapted their operations to the physical environment, how the environment in turn affected their movements, and how Civil War armies altered the terrain through the science of field fortification. He also illuminates the impact of fighting and living in ditches for four months on the everyday lives of both Union and Confederate soldiers. The Atlanta campaign represents one of the best examples of a prolonged Union invasion deep into southern territory, and, as Hess reveals, it marked another important transition in the conduct of war from open field battles to fighting from improvised field fortifications.

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