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Engineering victory : the Union siege of Vicksburg / Justin S. Solonick.

Author/creator Solonick, Justin S., 1982- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxii, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Military engineers--United States --History --19th century.
Vicksburg (Miss.)--History --Siege, 1863.
United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Engineering and construction.
Contents Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other -- The engineer's art -- America's early sieges -- Preparing to dig them out -- Earthworks rose as by magic -- More roads to Rome than one -- The school of the sap -- The body snatchers -- Turning loose the dogs of war -- Toiling day and night -- The key to Vicksburg -- Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014026918
ISBN9780809333912 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN0809333910 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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