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02662aam a22005418a 4500 001 E492EED4EB5511E191A5B1B76AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20200815010218 008 120301s2012 ncu b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2012007160 020 $a 0807835889 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780807835883 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)778990997 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UPZ $d VKC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usu-- $a n-usu-- 050 00 $a E591 $b .M44 2012 082 00 $a 973.7/5 $2 23 100 1 $a McPherson, James M. 245 1 $a War on the waters : $b the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865 / $c James M. McPherson. 260 $a Chapel Hill : $b University of North Carolina Press, $c c2012. 263 $a 1209 300 $a 277 p. : $b ill. (maps) ; $c 25 cm. 490 0 $a The Littlefield history of the Civil War era 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a 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. 651 0 $a United States $x Naval operations. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Naval operations. 651 0 $a United States $x Riverine operations. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Riverine operations. 651 0 $a United States $x Campaigns. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Campaigns. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865. 610 10 $a Confederate States of America. $b Navy $x History. 830 0 $a Littlefield history of the Civil War era. 941 $a 12 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010014818.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909025616.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728022435.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722033800.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204054342.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110040227.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205015258.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20161202011940.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20150926020042.0 952 $l FJPC224 $d 20150409040414.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20130702020953.0 952 $l TVPD862 $d 20120830011210.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E492EED4EB5511E191A5B1B76AFF544E 994 $a 92 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search