Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the ironclad program -- The CSS Manassas, the first ironclad -- The CSS Cirginia at Hampton Roads -- The CSS Mississippi and Louisiana at New Orleans -- A volcano of fire : the CSS Arkansas -- The White Hall ironclad -- The Cornfield ironclad -- Disaster at Wilmington -- The blockade is broken -- The CSS Tennessee at Mobile Bay -- The ordeal of the Savannah Squadron -- Trent's reach and the destruction -- Of the James River Ironclads -- An Ironclad at Shreveport -- The CSS Jackson -- The last ironclad, the CSS Stonewall -- Some final thoughts.
Summary:
"This account covers the design, construction and engagements of the Confederate ironclads and describes the ingenuity and courage, as well as the challenges and frustrations of their "too little, too late" service"--Provided by publisher.
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