Unlike anything that ever floated: the Monitor and Virginia and the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862

"The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) erupted in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sunday, March 9, 1862. The day before, the Confederate ironclad ram had destroyed the wooden frigates USS Cumberland and USS Congress. This first engagement between ironclad steam war...

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Main Author: Hughes, Dwight Sturtevant (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California Savas Beatie LLC [2021]
Series:The emerging Civil War series
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Summary:"The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) erupted in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sunday, March 9, 1862. The day before, the Confederate ironclad ram had destroyed the wooden frigates USS Cumberland and USS Congress. This first engagement between ironclad steam warships represented naval, industrial, technological, and social revolutions during the American Civil War. The dramatic story unfolds through primary accounts of men who lived it."--
Physical Description:xxv, 165 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9781611215250

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