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A short history of the Civil War at sea /

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Tucker, chair of military history at the Virginia Military Institute, relates the stories of significant naval battles of the Civil War and highlights the roles of colorful characters involved. He discusses themes such as the technological revolution in naval warfare, the Confederate use of torpedoe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tucker, Spencer, 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 2002.
Series:American crisis series ; no. 5.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
Military operations, Naval.
United States.
1861-1865
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The sea war begins
  • The first clash of ironclads
  • The capture of New Orleans, April 1862
  • The siege of Charleston
  • Confederate commerce raiding
  • Union coastal operations
  • The sea war ends.