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American Civil War Fortifications 1

By Angus Konstam , Donato Spedaliere

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2003
ISBN
9781841764429, 1841764426
Open Library ID
OL8922399M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21571593 bytes)
Series
Fortress
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
66\66
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick forts stretched from New England to the Florida Keys, and as far as the Mississippi River. At the start of the war some were located in the secessionist states, and many fell into Confederate hands. Although a handful of key sites remained in Union hands throughout the war, the remainder had to be won back through bombardment or assault. This book examines the design, construction and operational history of those fortifications, such as Fort Sumter, Fort Morgan and Fort Pulaski, which played a crucial part in the course of the Civil War.

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