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A Short History of the Civil War at Sea (Paperback)
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A Short History of the Civil War at Sea (Paperback)
Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era
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While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently
much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea. And
for good reason. Naval operations decided the outcome of the war as
the North exploited its significant naval and maritime advantage to
turn the war on land in its favor. In A Short History of the Civil
War at Sea, Spencer C. Tucker, eminent naval and military historian
and endowed chair at the Virginia Military Institute, provides a
concise and lively overview of the "blue water" Civil War, or
fighting on the seas and attacks directed from the sea. This volume
covers the drama of significant naval battles, like the first clash
of ironclads at Hampton Roads, the Union capture of New Orleans,
fierce action in the Charleston Harbor, and the Battle of Mobile
Bay. A Short History of the Civil War at Sea also discusses
important themes, like the technological revolution in naval
warfare; the impact of naval operations on U.S. and Confederate
foreign relations; the Confederate use of torpedoes, submarines,
and commerce raiders; and the Union's successful strategy of
blockade. The struggle at sea might not have been as bloody as the
fighting on land, but it was every bit as interesting and included
a colorful cast of characters, like David G. Farragut, the North's
highest ranking and most accomplished naval officer, and
Confederate naval officer, commerce raider, and "Rebel Seadog"
Raphael Semmes. And the advances of naval technology during the
Civil War are fascinating-from the use of new Dahlgren guns to the
design and redesign of the ironclads to the extensive use of mines
and the development of submarines. Prof. Tucker covers it all in
this new book, and his knowledge and skills as a storyteller shine.
A Short History of the Civil War at Sea will entertain and inform
students, scholars, and Civil War enthusiasts.
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