![]() It provides, for the first time in one place, a compilation of statistical data, war service, and histories of every vessel in both the Federal and Confederate navies. ![]() With this book a well-known warship expert with years of experience collecting hard-to-find data offers a convenient, one-stop source of information for Civil War buffs, ship enthusiasts, and scholars. Finally, the author describes the astonishing transformation of the Navy itself from a ragtag fleet of aging steamers and paddleboats to one of the most powerful waterborne forces in the world.Despite the large number of books published on the American Civil War, this was the first single-volume reference to list and describe all of the ships that participated in the war. Nor does William Fowler neglect the subtler sparrings behind the scenes: War Secretary Stanton and Navy Secretary Welles competing for Lincoln's favor and Welles's fierce duel of strategies with his Confederate counterpart, Stephen Mallory. The author provides a rare look at the war fought by primitive northern gunboats drifting through Louisiana's muddy bayous, Yankee merchantmen captured by rebel privateers at sea, and Union ironclads subduing hotly defended Southern forts. It is an authoritative and gripping story of the battles waged. Originally published in 1990, when it was a Military History Book Club selection, the work is considered a must for Civil War buffs. Neither ponderous nor hagiographic, the work presents characters and events that have been previously neglected and offers candid assessments of officers, men, and material. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period, this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory. Clean, tight, square copy with only light used wear. A very nice book from private collection. ![]()
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