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War on the waters : the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865, James M. McPherson
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- Summary
- Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because the represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. 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. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780807835883
- Label
- War on the waters : the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865
- Title
- War on the waters
- Title remainder
- the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865
- Statement of responsibility
- James M. McPherson
- Subject
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- Confederate States of America, Navy -- History
- trueConfederate soldiers
- trueUnion soldiers
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States, Navy -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- trueCivil War
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because the represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. 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. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McPherson, James M
- Dewey number
- 973.7/5
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E591
- LC item number
- .M44 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Confederate States of America
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- War on the waters : the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865, James M. McPherson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807835883
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2012007160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- 778990997
- (OCoLC)778990997
- Label
- War on the waters : the Union and Confederate navies, 1861-1865, James M. McPherson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807835883
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2012007160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- 778990997
- (OCoLC)778990997
Subject
- Confederate States of America, Navy -- History
- trueConfederate soldiers
- trueUnion soldiers
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States, Navy -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- trueCivil War
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