A Campaign of Giants--The Battle for Petersburg

“Greene’s well-written history of the Battle of Petersburg should be read by anyone interested in the American Civil War.”—Library Journal, STARRED review

“A towering achievement of research . . . . Greene’s writing is sharp, pithy, and occasionally humorous . . . . [He] restores this period of intense combat and strategic maneuvering to a central position in our understanding of why the United States forces triumphed in the Civil War.”—Emerging Civil War

“[Volume II] picks up where his magnificent A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Volume I: From the Crossing of the James to the Crater leaves off . . . . thoroughly research and readable. It will undoubtedly be the last word on the subject for many years. It is very highly recommended.”—Civil War News

“Exhaustively researched and meticulously written history.”—New York Journal of Books

“If V3 meets the same standards set by V1-2, and there is no reason to suppose otherwise, then the finished trilogy will unquestionably become a lasting standard on the same order as other top-flight book series such as David Powell’s Chickamauga, Timothy Smith’s Vicksburg, and Gordon Rhea’s aforementioned Overland Campaign work.”—Civil War Books and Authors

“Masterful. . . . Greene’s familiarity with Petersburg, enhanced by working on those landscapes for decades, is unmatched. His meticulous research, cogent analysis, and elegant prose make for a compelling read that does much to enhance our knowledge of this pivotal campaign. I anxiously await the third and final volume of this magisterial study.”—Civil War Monitor’s Best Civil War Books of 2025

“This well-written, straight-forward, account of the Petersburg Campaign . . . is essential reading for those with a serious interest in the Civil War.”—Civil War Monitor

“This ambitious book combines traditional military history, offering great detail about operations and the leaders involved, with sensitivity and attention to the experiences of common soldiers.”—Journal of Southern History

“Greene fashions a synthesis of the Petersburg Campaign that will become the standard work on the subject. . . . It is hard to imagine another scholar who will dig as deeply into this subject as Greene.”—Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

“Perhaps no other living historian is better equipped to present the story of the Petersburg than [Greene]. . . [who] has a unique talent that gives his readers a front row seat to all aspects of what is going on.”—On Point