The Earl J. Hess Fortifications Trilogy, Omnibus E-book

“[Hess’s three-volume] set unquestionably deserves recognition as groundbreaking work on an important topic. It will be the standard for years.” — Robert Krick, America’s Civil War

“Wonderfully written, well researched and easy to read. . . . Highly recommend[ed] to any serious student of the American Civil War. . . . Entertaining and enlightening.” — This Mighty Scourge

“The result of Hess’s indefatigable research in a wide range of sources and his imaginative field study of extant battlefields. . . . even more innovative and important than his previous outstanding studies ... should give Earl J. Hess his rightful place among the best Civil War historians of our time.” — Civil War History

“Hess has a well-deserved reputation as the master on American Civil War field fortifications. . . . [Makes] a coherent whole of the months-long contest by placing the series of offensives and counteroffensives like beads on a string of digging, tunneling, and mining. . . . Hess fans and students of field fortifications will be pleased, and others will find a work of first class military history.” — Journal of America’s Military Past