Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of several books, including Lee's Tar Heels: The Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade and Pickett's ChargeThe Last Attack at Gettysburg.
[Hess's three-volume] set unquestionably deserves recognition as
groundbreaking work on an important topic. It will be the standard
for years.--Robert Krick, America's Civil War
Contains the fine scholarship and clear prose we have come to
expect from Hess. . . . [It] will stand as a definitive study on
the Petersburg Campaign.--On Point
Even without the incredibly detailed analysis of field
fortifications, [this book] would stand alone as campaign history.
. . . A testament to the author's years of study on the
topic.--H-Civil War
Humanizes the experience of the soldiers working in the
fortifications.--McCormick Messenger
Provides extensive details to illuminate the subject. . . . An
outstanding source for anyone researching Civil War trench warfare
at Petersburg and Richmond.--Virginia Libraries
Takes an in-depth look at the war's final evolution of field
fortifications and countermeasures, and explores the central role
they played in the various Union offensives conducted during the
ten-month Petersburg campaign. . . . Impressive.-- Civil War Books
and Authors Blog
The best single study of the grand tactics and strategy of the
campaign. . . . An outstanding conclusion to a trilogy of books
that belong on the shelf of any serious student of the Civil War's
Eastern Theater.--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
The [book is the] result of Hess's indefatigable research in a wide
range of sources and his imaginative field study of extant
battlefields. . . . This volume and its companions, even more
innovative and important than his previous outstanding studies,
should give Earl J. Hess his rightful place among the best Civil
War historians of our time.--Civil War History
This excellent book will be of interest to those who appreciate
military engineering in siege operations.--The Lone Star
Wonderfully written, well researched and easy to read. . . . Highly
recommend[ed] to any serious student of the American Civil War. . .
. Entertaining and enlightening.--This Mighty Scourge
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