“The research is impeccable and the prose lively. Greene's detailed and perceptive knowledge of the complex terrain makes this book both authoritative and exciting. The blend of tactical insight and common soldier perspective tells an important story that sheds much light on both the death throes of the Confederacy and the triumph of the Union.”  -George C. Rable, author of ... Read moreFredericksburg! Fredericksburg! “An outstanding study of the final operations at Petersburg. Will Greene makes excellent use of source material and presents it in a way that is both cogent and compelling. The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign is a great book.” -Richard J. Sommers, author of Richmond Redeemed: The Petersburg Campaign “Greene connects the strategic and tactical movements of both armies to the social and political context of the war, providing the reader with a deeper understanding of what Confederate and Union soldiers were thinking and feeling as the war came to a speedy close.” -Peter S. Carmichael, author of The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion Show Less