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Field fortifications played a major role in the American Civil War, evolving from a widely despised expedient to a universally recognized necessity. It is a cause for astonishment that no one has attempted a scholarly look at that burgeoning military development--until now. Field Armies and Fortifications , by Earl J. Hess, ably takes on the important topic, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the war. (Robert K. Krick, author of Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain and The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy )

"""Field fortifications played a major role in the American Civil War, evolving from a widely despised expedient to a universally recognized necessity. It is a cause for astonishment that no one has attempted a scholarly look at that burgeoning military development--until now. ""Field Armies and Fortifications"", by Earl J. Hess, ably takes on the important topic, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the war. (Robert K. Krick, author of ""Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain"" and ""The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy"")"" ""A very readable, intelligent history of the Civil War in the east with emphases on fortifications."" -- ""OCWOC: A Civil War Blog"" ""Hess's argument. . . Calls into question the historical importance of the rifle-muskets, thus becoming one of the most significant historiographical debates among currently practicing Civil War military historians. . . . A valuable contribution."" -- ""The North Carolina Historical Review"" ""This groundbreaking book should inspire other historians to take on similar difficult but important topics. . . . When completed, [this] remarkable study will be as original, as sophisticated, as significant, and as welcome as any Civil War military history yet published."" -- ""The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"" ""A visit to one of the sites covered in the work will profit from Hess' description of the terrain and the armies' fortifications."" -- ""Civil War News"" ""Recommended to anyone interested in the creation, use, and effectiveness of Civil War field fortifications."" -- ""On Point"""

This groundbreaking book should inspire other historians to take on similar difficult but important topics. . . . When completed, [this] remarkable study will be as original, as sophisticated, as significant, and as welcome as any Civil War military history yet published. <br> -- The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

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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 Charge—The Last Attack at Gettysburg.

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