Download or read book The Earl J Hess Fortifications Trilogy Omnibus E book written by Earl J. Hess and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume Omnibus e-Book set is a collection of Earl J. Hess's definitive works on trench warfare during the Civil War. The set includes: Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864, covering the eastern campaigns, from Big Bethel and the Peninsula to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Charleston, and Mine Run; Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign, covering Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Bermuda Hundred; and In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat, recounting the strategic and tactical operations in Virginia during the last ten months of the Civil War, when field fortifications dominated military planning and the landscape of battle. This invaluable trilogy is a must have for anyone interested in the battles, tactics and strategies of both sides during the Civil War.
Download or read book Field Armies Fortifications in the Civil War written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hess studies the use of fortifications by tracing the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia from April 1861 to April 1864. He considers the role of field fortifications in the defense of cities, river crossings, and railroads and in numerous battles. Blending technical aspects of construction with operational history, Hess demonstrates the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies." "Based on fieldwork at 300 battle sites and extensive research in official reports, letters, diaries, and archaeological studies, this book stands to become an indispensable reference for Civil War historians."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Elements of Field Fortifications written by Junius Brutus Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book German Field Fortifications 1939 45 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German Army of World War II considered itself an offensive, mobile force. The experiences in the trenches in World War I had done much to shape its concept of field fortification, and its mobile warfare ethos was intended to prevent the previous war's stalemate. This book addresses frontline defensive field fortifications, built by infantrymen using local materials, and includes rifle platoon positions, trenches, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, dugouts, shelters and more. It also covers anti-tank and anti-personnel obstacles, as well as field camouflage methods and construction methods. The integration of these positions into permanent systems and theatre-specific defences are also discussed.
Download or read book Field Fortifications written by United States. War Office and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Elements of Field Fortifications For the Use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point N Y written by Junius Brutus Wheeler and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Download or read book Notes on Field Fortifications written by United States. Army field engineer school, Fort Leavenworth and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soviet Field Fortifications 1941 45 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly mobile, offensive warfare. Lessons were quickly learned across a wide variety of terrain and climates, including the open steppes, dense forests, wooded swamps, cities, and in snow and ice, where the availability of construction materials differed greatly. The first to cover this topic in the English language and containing detailed information about the trenches, bunkers, observation posts and weapon positions, this book examines field fortifications built from local materials by infantrymen, as well as their use of mines, field camouflage techniques, and construction tools. It provides a first fascinating insight into Russian defensive attempts against the overwhelming might of the German Army.
Download or read book Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl J.Hess's study of armies and fortifications turns to the 1864 Overland Campaign to cover battles from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Drawing on meticulous research in primary sources and careful examination of battlefields at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Bermuda Hundred, and Cold Harbor, , Hess analyzes Union and Confederate movements and tactics and the new way Grant and Lee employed entrenchments in an evolving style of battle. Hess argues that Grant's relentless and pressing attacks kept the armies always within striking distance, compelling soldiers to dig in for protection.
Download or read book US Army Field Manual 5 15 Field Fortifications written by U. S. US Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the second in a series of books that Battles & Book Reviews Publishing is releasing that encompass reprints of public domain US Military manuals that are useful to the prepping community This book contains the full text and images contained within the August 1968 version of Field manual 5-15: Field Fortifications. This is an older manual that was superseded in the early 1980's by two manuals FM 5-102 Countermobility and FM 5-103 Survivability. These two successor manuals are much more concentrated on planning factors for engineers and less so on the nuts and bolts of actually building and emplacing field fortifications. I will release these two manuals as hardcopies also at some future time but I wanted to get this manual out there sooner since it is full of more immediately practical information than either 5-102 or 5-103, which are written much more as planning manuals than something you pull out in the field to find practical information on what you need to build a specific obstacle and/or fortification. The contents of this volume are a faithful, cleaned up edition of this manual that has been formatted to fit the paper size. Further volumes in this series are forthcoming
Download or read book In the Trenches at Petersburg written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Trenches at Petersburg, the final volume of Earl J. Hess's trilogy of works on the fortifications of the Civil War, recounts the strategic and tactical operations around Petersburg during the last ten months of the Civil War. Hess covers all aspects of the Petersburg campaign, from important engagements that punctuated the long months of siege to mining and countermining operations, the fashioning of wire entanglements and the laying of torpedo fields to impede attacks, and the construction of underground shelters to protect the men manning the works. In the Trenches at Petersburg humanizes the experience of the soldiers working in the fortifications and reveals the human cost of trench warfare in the waning days of the struggle.
Download or read book Notes on Field Fortification written by United States. Army field engineer school, Fort Leavenworth and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treatise on Field Fortification written by Dennis Hart Mahan and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941 53 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. As a result, their design was simple and made use of local materials, and they could be constructed comparatively quickly, whilst still providing adequate protection. By the time of the Korean War, only minor changes had been made to field fortification construction and layout, and to small-unit organization, weapons, and tactics. This title addresses field fortifications built by US infantrymen during World War II and in Korea, and covers rifle-platoon positions, trenches, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, dugouts, shelters, observation posts and anti-tank obstacles.
Download or read book American Civil War Fortifications 2 written by Ron Field and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 several times. This volume explores the role of land and field fortifications in the eastern and overland campaigns of the Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Particular attention is devoted to the nine-month siege of Petersburg, where daily life within the redoubts, lunettes, redans, bomb-proofs, trenches and rifle pits is vividly described.
Download or read book US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941 53 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. As a result, their design was simple and made use of local materials, and they could be constructed comparatively quickly, whilst still providing adequate protection. By the time of the Korean War, only minor changes had been made to field fortification construction and layout, and to small-unit organization, weapons, and tactics. This title addresses field fortifications built by US infantrymen during World War II and in Korea, and covers rifle-platoon positions, trenches, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, dugouts, shelters, observation posts and anti-tank obstacles.
Download or read book by United States army FM 5 15 Field Fortifications 1968 written by United States. . Department of the Army and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FM 5-15 Field Fortifications 1968-08-09"This manual is a training guide for small units in the construction of field fortifications, including protected firing positions for weapons, personnel shelters, and defensive obstacles."
