“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
“With the second volume of A Campaign of Giants, one of the field’s finest military historians returns to the subject he knows best. Beautifully written and impeccably researched, this book is a must-read for serious students of the war.”—Susannah J. Ural, Mississippi State University
“Many historians have written on the complex operations comprising the ten-month struggle for Petersburg, Virginia. No previous work can compare, however, to this masterful account by A. Wilson Greene. Drawing on impeccable research, Greene offers astute observations and a wealth of detail in a compelling narrative. This second volume of a planned trilogy makes clear that Greene is writing the definitive history of the Petersburg campaign.” — Jeffry D. Wert, author of The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania’s Bloody Angle
