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  | | Gene Kelly The Making of a Creative Legend (Hardback) by Earl Hess, Pratibha A. Dabholkar Hardcover, 552 Pages, Published 2020 by University Press Of Kansas, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-3017-2, ISBN: 0-7006-3017-1 "Based on definitive research in archives, published primary material, and on an examination of his many appearances on stage, film, television, and radio, this book details his career like no previous authors have done." |
 | | Civil War Supply and Strategy Feeding Men and Moving Armies (Hardback) by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, Published 2020 by Louisiana State University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-7332-9, ISBN: 0-8071-7332-0 |
 | | Civil War Logistics A Study of Military Transportation by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2017 by Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-6750-2, ISBN: 0-8071-6750-9 "During the Civil War, neither the Union nor the Confederate army could have operated without effective transportation systems. Moving men, supplies, and equipment required coordination on a massive scale, and Earl J. Hess’s Civil War Logistics offers the first comprehensive analysis of this vital process. Utilizing an enormous array of reports, dispatches, and personal accounts by quartermasters involved in transporting war materials, H ..." |
 | | The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat(Reprint) Reality and Myth (Modern War Studies (Paperback)) by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2016 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-2383-9, ISBN: 0-7006-2383-3 "The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War. Many contemporaries were impressed with the new weapon's increased range of 500 yards, compared to the smooth ..." |
 | | July 22 The Civil War Battle of Atlanta (Modern War Studies) by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, 430 Pages, Published 2023 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-3396-8, ISBN: 0-7006-3396-0 "T. R. Bell to A. H. Raymond, August 25, 1866, S. P. Raymond Letters, MSU. 6. ... “Memo of Data from J. W. McWilliams—June 30, 1930,” 1, 9, 12, Folder 11, Box 49, Wilbur G. Kurtz Sr. Papers, AHC; Kurtz, “What James Bell Told Me about the ..." |
 | | In the Trenches at Petersburg(1st Edition) Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2013 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-0995-9, ISBN: 1-4696-0995-9 "In the Trenches at Petersburg , the final volume of Earl J. Hess's trilogy of works on the fortifications of the Civil War, recounts the strategic and tactical operations around Petersburg during the last ten months of the Civil War. Hess covers all aspects of the Petersburg campaign, from important engagements that punctuated the long months of siege to mining and countermining operations, the fashioning of wire entanglements and the l ..." |
 | | Civil War Field Artillery Promise and Performance on the Battlefield by Hess, Earl J. Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2022 by Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-7800-3, ISBN: 0-8071-7800-4 |
 | | Braxton Bragg The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy (Civil War America) by Hess, Earl J. Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2021 by Univ Of North Carolina Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-6406-4, ISBN: 1-4696-6406-2 |
 | | The Battle of Peach Tree Creek Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta (Paperback or Softback) by Earl J. Hess Paperback, Published 2020 by The University Of North Carolina Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-6149-0, ISBN: 1-4696-6149-7 |
 | | Storming Vicksburg Grant, Pemberton, and the Battles of May 19-22, 1863 (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, Published 2020 by The University Of North Carolina Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-6017-2, ISBN: 1-4696-6017-2 |
 | | The Battle of Ezra Church and the Struggle for Atlanta(Reprint) (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2018 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-4226-0, ISBN: 1-4696-4226-3 "Fought on July 28, 1864, the Battle of Ezra Church was a dramatic engagement during the Civil War's Atlanta campaign. Confederate forces under John Bell Hood desperately fought to stop William T. Sherman's advancing armies as they tried to cut the last Confederate supply line into the city. Confederates under General Stephen D. Lee nearly overwhelmed the Union right flank, but Federals under General Oliver O. Howard decisively repelled ..." |
 | | The Battle of Peach Tree Creek Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2017 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-3419-7, ISBN: 1-4696-3419-8 |
 | | Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg(1st Edition) (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 2010 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-7129-4, ISBN: 0-8078-7129-X "This is the definitive story of the charge. Sweeping away many of the myths that have long surrounded Pickett's Charge, Earl Hess offers the definitive history of the most famous military action of the Civil War. He transforms exhaustive research into a moving narrative account of the assault from both Union and Confederate perspectives, analyzing its planning, execution, aftermath, and legacy." |
 | | Singin' in the Rain(1st Edition) The Making of an American Masterpiece by Earl J. Hess, Pratibha A. Dabholkar Paperback, 346 Pages, Published 2009 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-1757-9, ISBN: 0-7006-1757-4 ""There is no movie musical more fun than Singin' in the Rain, and few that remain as fresh over the years. . . . It is a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it."--Roger Ebert America's most popular film critic is hardly alone in singing the praises of Singin' in the Rain. This quintessential American film--made in Hollywood's Golden Age, showcasing the genius of Gene Kelly, and featuring what Ebert ..." |
 | | The Union Soldier in Battle(1st Edition) Enduring the Ordeal of Combat (Modern War Studies) by Earl J. Hess Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 1997 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-0837-9, ISBN: 0-7006-0837-0 "With its relentless bloodshed, devastating firepower, and large-scale battles often fought on impossible terrain, the Civil War was a terrifying experience for a volunteer army. Yet, as Earl Hess shows, Union soldiers found the wherewithal to endure such terrors for four long years to emerge victorious.A vivid reminder that the business of war is killing, Hess's study plunges us into the hellish realms of Civil War combat -- a horrific ..." |
 | | The Union Soldier in Battle(97th Edition) Enduring the Ordeal of Combat by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 1997 by Univ Pr Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-1421-9, ISBN: 0-7006-1421-4 "I saw enough to sicken the heart. . . . The scenes which I witnessed were enough to overthrow all imaginations concerning the glory of war; but, dreadful as they were, I hope and believe that I would be willing to suffer the worst, . . . rather than prove a traitor to the trust which our country reposes in all her sons.--J. Spangler Kieffer, Pennsylvania Militia With its relentless bloodshed, devastating firepower, and large-scale battl ..." |
 | | Pea Ridge Civil War Campaign in the West (Civil War America) by William L. Shea, Earl J. Hess Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1997 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4669-8, ISBN: 0-8078-4669-4 "The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Mississippi. This study of the battle is based on research in archives from Connecticut to California and includes a pioneering study of the terrain of the sprawling battlefield, as well as an examination of soldiers' personal experiences, the use ..." |
 | | Singin' in the Rain(1st Edition) The Making of an American Masterpiece by Earl J. Hess, Pratibha A. Dabholkar Hardcover, 346 Pages, Published 2009 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-1656-5, ISBN: 0-7006-1656-X |
 | | Civil War Infantry Tactics Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness by Hess, Earl J. Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 2023 by Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-7958-1, ISBN: 0-8071-7958-2 |
 | | The Knoxville Campaign(1st Edition) Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee by Earl J. Hess Paperback, 402 Pages, Published 2013 by Univ Tennessee Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57233-995-8, ISBN: 1-57233-995-0 |
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