Rise of the Ironclads
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0933126905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book by Amadon, George F.
"A MUST for Civil War buffs!" according to A Customer. This books does an excellent job of explaining the struggle between the Union and Confederate navies. England was very supportive of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War, providing the Southerners with food, clothing, medicine, and the tools of w. It made the past real and exciting and "now". A Customer I really enjoyed this book. I expected something dry and booring and found an exciting and facinating story that captures the impact on the world of this brand new technology. Amadon reflect his own enthusiasm for the topic and and the reader ends up sharing
S. George Amadon's Rise of the Ironclads discusses the design conversion, manufacture, design problems, and operating features of the warships U. S. Monitor and U. -- Midwest Book Review. S. S. S. S. Virginia). It demonstrates the complete havoc wrought on northern wooden ships by the C. Rise of the Ironclads will be of special interest to Civil War and naval history buffs. Virginia at Hampton Roads and relates the confrontation of the Monitor and the Virginia (Merrimack). S. Merrimack (later captured by the Confederates and renamed the C. S