Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with test by many special authorities.
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes: The navies
Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with test by many special authorities.
The Photographic History of the Civil War..; 2
Author: Francis Trevelyan 1877-1959 MillerPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015203679
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The opening battles
Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes
Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with test by many special authorities
The photographic history of the Civil War
Author: James BarnesThe Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes: The opening battles
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with test by many special authorities.
War on the Waters
Author: James M. McPhersonPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807837326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis.
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes
Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes: Forts and artillery
Author: Francis Trevelyan MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with test by many special authorities.
Civil War Ironclads
Author: William H. RobertsPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801887512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Honorable Mention, Science and Technology category, John Lyman Book Awards, North American Society for Oceanic History Civil War Ironclads supplies the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the U.S. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition program of unprecedented size and complexity. To meet these challenges, the Navy established a "project office" that was virtually independent of the existing administrative system. The office spearheaded efforts to broaden the naval industrial base and develop a marine fleet of ironclads by granting shipbuilding contracts to inland firms. Under the intense pressure of a wartime economy, it learned to support its high-technology vessels while incorporating the lessons of combat. But neither the broadened industrial base nor the advanced management system survived the return of peace. Cost overruns, delays, and technical blunders discredited the embryonic project office, while capital starvation and never-ending design changes crippled or ruined almost every major builder of ironclads. When Navy contracts evaporated, so did the shipyards. Contrary to widespread belief, Roberts concludes, the ironclad program set Navy shipbuilding back a generation.