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A Short History of the Civil War at Sea (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era)

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At the same time as fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently a lot more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea. And for good reason. Naval operations made up our minds the outcome of the war as the North exploited its significant naval and maritime advantage to turn the war on land in its favor.

In A Short History of the Civil War at Sea, Spencer C. Tucker, eminent naval and military historian and endowed chair at the Virginia Military Institute, provides a concise and energetic overview of the “blue water” Civil War, or fighting on the seas and attacks directed from the sea. This volume covers the drama of significant naval battles, like the first clash of ironclads at Hampton Roads, the Union capture of New Orleans, fierce action in the Charleston Harbor, and the Battle of Mobile Bay.

A Short History of the Civil War at Sea also discusses important themes, like the technological revolution in naval warfare; the have an effect on of naval operations on U.S. and Confederate foreign relations; the Confederate use of torpedoes, submarines, and commerce raiders; and the Union’s successful strategy of blockade.

The struggle at sea might not have been as bloody as the fighting on land, but it used to be each bit as interesting and included a colorful cast of characters, like David G. Farragut, the North’s highest ranking and most accomplished naval officer, and Confederate naval officer, commerce raider, and “Revolt Seadog” Raphael Semmes. And the advances of naval technology all the way through the Civil War are fascinating-from the usage of new Dahlgren guns to the design and redesign of the ironclads to the extensive use of mines and the development of submarines.

Prof. Tucker covers it all in this new book, and his knowledge and skills as a storyteller shine. A Short History of the Civil War at Sea will entertain and inform students, scholars, and Civil War enthusiasts.

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