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Iron Afloat - Story of the Confederate Armourclads (Paperback)
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Iron Afloat - Story of the Confederate Armourclads (Paperback)
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Everyone knows the story of the battle of the Monitor and the
Merrimack. But how many people know the story behind the
Confederacy's attempt to build a fleet of armorclad vessels of war?
When the Civil War began, the South had virtually no navy, few
seamen, and limited shipbuilding facilities. In order to defend its
ports against a well-established Northern navy, the South had to
resort to innovation, and the Confederate ironclad navy was born.
The Confederate government commissioned and put into operation
twenty-two armorclad vessels of war. This is their story. From the
inception of the program, through the problems of building the
vessels, through the careers of the vessels themselves (including
gripping battle descriptions), to their eventual destruction or
surrender, it is all here. Iron Afloat is history that reads like a
novel and will appeal to readers interested in the Civil War and
Confederacy as well as to military and naval historians.
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