Description |
xix, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-257) and index. |
Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Naval Chronology: 1860-1865 ix -- Introduction xi -- Naval Nomenclature xvii -- 1 Fort Sumter and the U.S. Navy 1 -- 2 A Navy Yard Falls 17 -- 3 The Blockade and the Blockade-Runners 26 -- 4 A New Navy Is Born 36 -- 5 The First Amphibious Operations, Part 1: Cape Hatteras 47 -- 6 The First Amphibious Operations, Part 2: Port Royal 58 -- 7 The Trent Tribulation 71 -- 8 Mopping Up the Sounds: Roanoke 80 -- 9 Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 1: The Antagonists 90 -- 10 Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 2: The Conflict 105 -- 11 Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 3: The Aftermath 122 -- 12 Fort Pulaski Falls 132 -- 13 Fort Sumter Revisited 137 -- 14 The Hunley and Underwater Warfare 150 -- 15 The Albemarle Saga 160 -- 16 Kearsarge vs. Alabama: End of a Raider 171 -- 17 Climax at Fort Fisher, Part 1 183 -- 18 Climax at Fort Fisher, Part 2 194 -- 19 Twilight of the Confederate Navy 204 -- 20 A Glance Backward 211 -- Abbreviations 219 -- Notes 221 -- Bibliography 251 -- Index 259. |
Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
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Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- History, Naval -- 19th century.
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ISBN |
0553801627 alkaline paper |
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