33 maps 82 photos and illustrations 6 x 9 "This book is carefully and minutely researched with a vast new array of previously unused battle reports, pictures, correspondence, diaries and journals. The writing will carry you along like a fast current. . . . Dr. Fonvielle"s definitive study is military history at its finest. . . . it is a fascinating read."-The Atlanta Weekly A compelling account of the complicated series of Federal army-navy combined operations designed to capture Wilmington, a vital logistical center to the Confederacy. Includes a deep analysis of the dying city"s final days, accounts of long-ignored fighting along the Fort Anderson line and other overlooked episodes.