Ron Field: 15 books
Union Infantryman vs Confederate Infantryman
Eastern Theater 1861–65
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
The enthusiastic but largely inexperienced soldiers serving on both sides in the Civil War had to adapt quickly to the appalling realities of warfare in the industrial age. Author Ron Field, an authority on the Civil War, investigates three clashes that illustrate the changing realities of combat....
American Civil War Fortifications (2)
Land and Field Fortifications
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of field fortifications, the result of the practical application of antebellum West-Point teaching, and the deadly impact of rifled infantry weapons and artillery. Both the Federal and Confederate armies began to develop far more sophisticated...
by Ron Field
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Beloved by his soldiers and respected by his enemies, Robert E. Lee is undoubtedly the most popular general in American history to fight on the losing side. This book takes an in-depth look at this southern gentleman as a strategist and a tactician, covering all of his most important victories and...
Appomattox 1865
Lee’s last campaign
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
From an internationally renowned expert on US history, this highly illustrated title details the curtain-closing campaign of the American Civil War in the East. Ulysses S Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced up to one another one last time, resulting in Lee...
American Civil War Fortifications (3)
The Mississippi and River Forts
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
The Mississippi River played a decisive role in the American Civil War. The Confederate fortifications that controlled the lower Mississippi valley were put to the test in the lengthy Federal campaign of 1862-63. Vicksburg was a fortress city, known as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy', whose capture...
Silent Witness
The Civil War through Photography and its Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The Civil War changed America forever. It shaped its future and determined its place in history. For the first time in military history, the camera was there to record these seismic events from innovations in military and naval warfare, to the battles themselves; the commanders at critical moments...
by Ron Field
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
This book looks closely at the life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Born on 4 July 1807 in the city of Nice, the turning point in his life occurred in April 1833 when he met Giovanni Battista Cuneo, a member of the secret movement known as 'Young Italy'. Joining...
Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad
Hampton Roads 1862
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, self-propelled warships. During the American Civil War the South used ironclads to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire and, the...
by Ron Field
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern...
Confederate Cavalryman vs Union Cavalryman
Eastern Theater 1861–65
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
During the intense, sprawling conflict that was the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which carried out the crucial tasks of reconnaissance, raiding, and conveying messages. The perception was that cavalry's effectiveness on the battlefield...
Forts of the American Frontier 1776–1891
California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
With the violent separation between the United States and Britain which began in 1776, the new 'Americans' set off to fulfill their manifest destiny and rule their new land from coast to coast. As they pushed westward, they came into conflict with both natives and other European settlers, and began...
Petersburg 1864–65
The longest siege
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
In 1864 General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and see a number...
Avenging Angel
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry 1859
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The Harpers Ferry raid confirmed for many Southerners the existence of a widespread Northern plot against slavery. In fact, Brown had raised funds for his raid from Northern abolitionists. To arm the slaves, he ordered one thousand pikes from a Connecticut manufacturer. Letters to Governor Wise betrayed...
Lincoln’s 90-Day Volunteers 1861
From Fort Sumter to First Bull Run
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
On April 15th 1861, the day after the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to enlist for three months' service to defend the Union. This 90-day period proved entirely unrealistic and was followed by further, and much more extensive, mobilizations. Despite...
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