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Iron Dawn - The Monitor, the Merrimack and the Sea Battle that Changed History (Hardcover)
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Iron Dawn - The Monitor, the Merrimack and the Sea Battle that Changed History (Hardcover)
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Richard Snow, who 'writes with verve and a keen eye' (The New York
Times Book Review), tells the thrilling story of the naval battle
that changed the future of all sea power. Few battles had more
far-reaching consequences than the one fought in the harbour at
Hampton Roads, Virginia, in March 1862. The Confederacy, with no
fleet of its own, built an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on
the hull of a captured Union frigate named the Merrimack. The North
got wind of the project when it was already advanced and, in
desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor called John
Ericsson to build the Monitor, an entirely revolutionary iron
warship. At the time, it was arguably the single most complicated
machine ever made. Abraham Lincoln himself was closely involved
with the ship's design. Rushed through to completion in just 100
days, it mounted only two guns; but they were housed in a
shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn
(and nearly sank twice on the voyage), only to find the Merrimack
had already arrived with all guns blazing that morning, destroyed
half the Union fleet - and would be back to finish the job the next
day. When she returned, the Monitor was there. She fought the
Merrimack to a standstill and saved the Union cause. As soon as
word of the battle spread, the Royal Navy - the foremost sea power
of the day - ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old
tradition ended and the path to the naval future opened. Richly
illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, Iron Dawn is the
irresistible story of these incredible war machines. The story of
the Merrimack and Monitor has never been told in such immediate,
compelling detail.
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