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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101841764442
ISBN-139781841764443
eBay Product ID (ePID)2482893
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnion River Ironclad 1861-65
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes, Bryan, Tony
GenreHistory
AuthorAngus Konstam
Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.3 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number56
Dewey Decimal623.8/225/0973
Table Of ContentIntroduction Design Operations A Catalog of Union River Ironclads Other River Ironclads Bibliography Color Plate Commentary Index
SynopsisAt the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery. In what would prove the vital naval campaign of the war, both sides fought for control of the river. While the Confederates relied on field fortifications and small gunboats, the Union built a series of revolutionary river ironclads. First commissioned in January 1862, these ironclads spent the next two years battling for control of the Mississippi, fighting in a string of decisive engagements that altered the entire course of the war. This book explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they were fought.
LC Classification NumberV799
