Originally, in Part 1 of the Petersburg Canon, I mentioned three general campaign histories and two two-volume works dealing with the campaign Southside.
There is a substantial work on the fighting on the York-James Peninsula--The Peninsula. This is volume 2 of Henrico County, Field of Honor, written by Louis Manarin and published by Henrico County. (Volume 1 covers the fighting in 1862, volume 2 the fighting in 1864.) I disagree with many of the opinions expressed in volume 2 about the fighting in August 1864, but it is possible that the author may be right about them and I may be wrong. The production values in this book are unparalleled--glossy paper, color photographs and color maps. Furthermore, it fills a gap in the canon by covering virtually all the fighting on The Peninsula during the Siege. It is unusually expensive, but it belongs on the shelf of every Siege of Petersburg aficionado who can afford it.
There is a substantial work on the fighting on the York-James Peninsula--The Peninsula. This is volume 2 of Henrico County, Field of Honor, written by Louis Manarin and published by Henrico County. (Volume 1 covers the fighting in 1862, volume 2 the fighting in 1864.) I disagree with many of the opinions expressed in volume 2 about the fighting in August 1864, but it is possible that the author may be right about them and I may be wrong. The production values in this book are unparalleled--glossy paper, color photographs and color maps. Furthermore, it fills a gap in the canon by covering virtually all the fighting on The Peninsula during the Siege. It is unusually expensive, but it belongs on the shelf of every Siege of Petersburg aficionado who can afford it.
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