Author: Swann GalleriesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Americana; Civil War; Ships and the Sea; Art & Illustrated Books; Books about Books; Curiosa; Standard Sets; Literature; First and Limited Editions; Etc., Etc., Etc
Author: Swann GalleriesNew York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art
Author: Saturday Review of Literature
Author: The Civil War at Sea
Author: George SullivanPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761315537
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The history of the Civil War as fought on water is brought to life with text and rare photographs.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War
Author: Frank LesliePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oversize books
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Over 600 pictures ... reproduced from the original cuts made by Frank Leslie's war artists.
The New York Times Book Review
Author: Ships of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Author: Kevin DoughertyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781435145924
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865
Author: Kevin DoughertyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781909160675
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Civil war may be mainly remembered for its infamous land battles, such as Gettsyburg, Manassas, and Shiloh, but its naval engagements announced a new kind of naval warfare, with the first-time use of ironclads, submarines, and torpedoes, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The conflict saw the use of paddle-driven river boats, steam warships, ram ships, sloops, cruisers, and the development of new ironclad ships such as low-lying monitors. Arranged by type of ship, Ships of the Civil War provides concise coverage of some of the most famous warships of the era, including: the seminal duel between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, the Confederate raider Alabama's demise off the USS Kearsage; and one of the first successful actions by a submarine, when CSS Hunley exploded a mine beneath the Federal gunboat USS Housatonic. The book also includes blockade runners, such as A.D. Vance and Hope; raiders, such as CSS Sumter and USS Quaker City; and cruisers, like the CSS Tallahassee, which spectacularly raided northern waters, destroying dozens of Federal merchantmen in the process. Filled with colorful artworks, expertly written background, and useful specifications of more than 120 fighting ships of the era, Ships of the Civil War is a handy guide to an often ignored aspect of the great struggle between North and South.
New York Herald Tribune Books
Author: Ships to Forts
Author: Americana Souvenirs & GiftsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781890541163
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description