Cushing - Civil War Seal (Paperback, 1st ed)

Dismissed from the U.S. Naval Academy in early 1861, William Barker Cushing nonetheless emerged from the Civil War as one of the Navy's greatest heroes. Cushing transformed his reputation from a rabblerouser into a living legend, because he embodied the special qualities that the Navy demands of the men in whom it entrusts its most hazardous and secret tasks: a readiness to volunteer for dangerous assignments, an unflagging devotion to duty, and more than a fair share of good fortune. As Robert J. Schneller observes, "He was patriotic, aggressive, tough, and recklessly bold." Before embarking on his most daring mission-his celebrated destruction of the Confederate ironclad "Albemarle"-he bragged that he would "come out victorious or 'toes up.'" By the end of the war he had amassed four commendations from the Navy Department and the thanks of Congress and President Lincoln. "All this for a man," Schneller writes, "who was only twenty-two years old when Lee surrendered at Appomattox." Employing his customary readable and entertaining style, Schneller focuses on Cushing's naval career and those aspects of his personality that affected it.

General

Imprint:	Brassey's US
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Military Profiles S.
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Robert John Schneller
Dimensions:	204 x 126 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Volumes:	56
Pages:	128
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-57488-696-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-57488-696-7
Barcode:	9781574886962

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