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The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781611216295)
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xAlthough primarily a land conflict, the Civil War also raged on the water.
Nothing in the history and traditions of the U.S. Navy prepared it for civil war. The sea service expanded tenfold from a third-rate force to, at least temporarily, one of the most powerful and advanced navies in the world. Former shipmates now serving in the Confederacy, meanwhile, struggled to construct some semblance of a navy from practically nothing, applying innovative technologies and underdog strategies that would achieve more than anyone thought possible.
The resulting war on the water stretched from the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean in a stunning display of machine-age technologies that included ironclads, torpedoes, submarines, steam propulsion, and improved heavy artillery. Swift Rebel raiders like the CSS Shenandoah decimated Union commerce while hundreds of storm-tossed blockaders patrolled the meandering southern coastline from Hatteras to Galveston to interdict enemy commerce.
Titanic clashes erupted between seacoast fortifications and Mr. Lincoln's warships at Port Royal, New Orleans, Charleston, Wilmington, and Mobile. Massive amphibious operations on the Virginia Peninsula, in the North Carolina Sounds, and at Fort Fisher presaged 20th-century conflicts. Farther inland, the two services invented various riverine warfare tactics that played decisive roles at Memphis, Forts Henry and Donelson, Vicksburg, Island No. 10, and elsewhere.
The Civil War on the Water continues the celebration of Emerging Civil War's 10th anniversary with a compilation of favorite navy tales and obscure narratives by the group's distinguished public historians. This eclectic collection of more than three dozen essays offers fresh accounts on unfamiliar topics as well as second looks at familiar battles, ships, leaders, and events. There is something here for everyone, neophyte and veteran reader alike.
Author: Dwight Sturtevant Hughes
ISBN-10: 161121629X
ISBN-13: 9781611216295
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2023
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.30w x 1.60d
Nothing in the history and traditions of the U.S. Navy prepared it for civil war. The sea service expanded tenfold from a third-rate force to, at least temporarily, one of the most powerful and advanced navies in the world. Former shipmates now serving in the Confederacy, meanwhile, struggled to construct some semblance of a navy from practically nothing, applying innovative technologies and underdog strategies that would achieve more than anyone thought possible.
The resulting war on the water stretched from the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean in a stunning display of machine-age technologies that included ironclads, torpedoes, submarines, steam propulsion, and improved heavy artillery. Swift Rebel raiders like the CSS Shenandoah decimated Union commerce while hundreds of storm-tossed blockaders patrolled the meandering southern coastline from Hatteras to Galveston to interdict enemy commerce.
Titanic clashes erupted between seacoast fortifications and Mr. Lincoln's warships at Port Royal, New Orleans, Charleston, Wilmington, and Mobile. Massive amphibious operations on the Virginia Peninsula, in the North Carolina Sounds, and at Fort Fisher presaged 20th-century conflicts. Farther inland, the two services invented various riverine warfare tactics that played decisive roles at Memphis, Forts Henry and Donelson, Vicksburg, Island No. 10, and elsewhere.
The Civil War on the Water continues the celebration of Emerging Civil War's 10th anniversary with a compilation of favorite navy tales and obscure narratives by the group's distinguished public historians. This eclectic collection of more than three dozen essays offers fresh accounts on unfamiliar topics as well as second looks at familiar battles, ships, leaders, and events. There is something here for everyone, neophyte and veteran reader alike.
Author: Dwight Sturtevant Hughes
ISBN-10: 161121629X
ISBN-13: 9781611216295
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2023
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.30w x 1.60d
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