American Civil War Fortifications (2): Land and Field Fortifications

by Ron Field

The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of field fortifications, the result of the practical application of antebellum West-Point teaching, and the deadly impact of rifled infantry weapons and artillery. Both the Federal and Confederate armies began to develop far more sophisticated systems of field fortification, and the larger field works and fortifications surrounding Washington, DC and Richmond, VA were redesigned and rebuilt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841768839
• ISBN13: 9781841768830
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"