Publication

2006-08-01 - US Naval Institute Press

Language

English

Word Count

106,500 words, Guess

Page Count

426 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006016646
  • LibraryThing3485443
  • Goodreads1279545

Classifications

  • LCCE591.T825 2006

Description

"Drawing on recent scholarship, official records, and the memoirs of participants, Spencer Tucker looks at the important roles played by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War. Tucker opens with an overview of the U.S. Navy's history to 1861 and then closely examines the two navies at the beginning of the war, including the senior leadership, officers and personnel, organization, recruitment practices, training, facilities, and manufacturing resources. He discusses the acquisition of ships and the design and construction of new types, as well as their armament and the development of naval ordnance, and Northern and Southern naval strategies."--Jacket.

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