Running the Batteries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781435705708)

Running the Batteries tells the story of the Union gunboats on the western rivers during the American Civil War. Named the Western Gunboat Flotilla, and later the Mississippi Squadron, this was a fleet of ironclad gunboats purposely built to seize control of the Mississippi River and to split the Confederacy in two. The story of the western gunboats is one of great technical advancement, coupled with old-fashioned courage and determination.

Author: Peter Ericson
ISBN-10: 143570570X
ISBN-13: 9781435705708
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2008
Pages: 438
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d