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Author:

McPherson, James M.

Title:

War on the waters : the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865 / James M. McPherson.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

277 p. : ill. (maps) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
United States--Riverine operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Riverine operations.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
United States.--Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America.--Navy--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Mobilizing for war -- Establishing the blockade -- We've got New Orleans -- The river war in 1861-1862 -- The Confederacy strikes back -- Nothing but disaster -- A most signal defeat -- Unvexed to the sea -- Ironclads, torpedoes, and salt, 1863-1864 -- From the Red River to Cherbourg -- Damn the torpedoes.

Summary:

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.

Series:

The Littlefield history of the Civil War era

ISBN:

0807835889 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807835883 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)778990997

LCCN:

2012007160

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