Everyone knows the story of the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack. But how many people know the story behind the Confederacy's attempt to build a fleet of armorclad vessels of war?
When the Civil War began, the South had virtually no navy, few seamen, and limited shipbuilding facilities. In order to defend its ports against a well-established Northern navy, the South had to resort to innovation, and the Confederate ironclad navy was born.
The Confederate government commissioned and put into operation twenty-two armorclad vessels of war. This is their story. From the inception of the program, through the problems of building the vessels, through the careers of the vessels themselves (including gripping battle descriptions), to their eventual destruction or surrender, it is all here. Iron Afloat is history that reads like a novel and will appeal to readers interested in the Civil War and Confederacy as well as to military and naval historians.
- ISBN:
- 9780872496163
- 9780872496163
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Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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01-12-1985
- Publisher:
- University of South Carolina Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions (mm):
- 230x152x17mm
- Weight:
- 0.44kg
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