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The Battle of the Ironclads

Door John V. Quarstein

Categorie
Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer
#328881-ZA10
Titel
The Battle of the Ironclads
Auteur
Quarstein, John V.
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Tempus
Jaar van uitgave
1999
ISBN10
0738501131
ISBN13
9780738501130
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, richly illusrated in b/w, 8vo. The Civil War History Series.
Samenvatting
Battle of the Ironclads brings to life the dramatic events which occurred in Hampton Roads on March 8 and 9, 1862. This first battle between armored vessels, often called the Monitor-Merrimack engagement, is perhaps the most significant naval event of the entire Civil War. This thrilling history is the first volume to offer a comprehensive pictorial interpretation of the men and ships that forever changed naval warfare. Over 150 images, including photographs, engravings, paintings, and sketches, have been gathered from museums, archives, and private collections to chronicle the exciting story of the U. S. S. Monitor and the C. S. S. Virginia (Merrimack). While Battle of the Ironclads is a visual history of the first battle between armored ships, it is also a saga of uncommon valor and lead... (Lees verder)ership epitomized by Franklin Buchanan, George U. Morris, Samuel Dana Greene, and John Taylor Wood. The brilliant innovations of John Mercer Brooke and the farsighted inventions of John Ericsson made this

showdown in Hampton Roads a death for wooden sailing

ships. Battle of the Ironclads is indeed an epic tale that tells how steam-powered iron vessels not only influenced the Civil War, but more importantly, how the two ironclads echoed the dawn of modern navies.
Pagina's
128
Onderwerpen
Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog (24)
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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