The Wilmington Campaign and the Battle for Fort Fisher

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Full campaign and battle history of the most important combined operation in U.S. military history prior to World War II. By late 1864, Wilmington was once the last major Confederate blockade-running seaport open to the out of doors world. The general battle for the port city’s protector–Fort Fisher–culminated within the largest naval bombardment of the American Civil War, and one of the vital worst hand-to-hand engagements in four years of bloody fighting. Copious illustrations, including 54 original maps drawn by the creator. Fresh new analysis at the fall of Fort Fisher, with a captivating comparison to Russian defenses at Sebastopol throughout the Crimean War.
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