The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Marine's Museum)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823224813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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." A fascinating photo portfolio of the recovery efforts, and a brief description of the Mariners' Museum's collections."
"An Excellent Series of Scholarly Papers" according to John Matlock. I suspect that anyone with even a modest interest in American history has heard of the battle of Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex-Merrimac). The battle essentially ended in a tie with the two ships injured but still functional.This book is the report on a symposium held at the Mariners Museum in nearby Newport News. Fittingly it. The history of the first encounter between ironclad warships Set during the American Civil War, The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia is the history of the first encounter between ironclad warships, the end of wooden warships, and the beginning of the machine-age navy. An anthology of essays by scholarly authors examine such topics as daily life aboard the USS Monitor, a his
TIM MULLIGAN's books include Virginia: A History and Guide.. He served as co-chairman of the U.S. Harold Holzer, Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is one of the nation's leading authorities on Lincoln and the political culture o
After fighting for nine hours, both ships withdrew, neither seriously damaged, with both sides claiming victory. Tim Mulligan's books include Virginia: A History and Guide.. The clash of ironclads was underway. Damaged by shore batteries, the Virginia retreated, returning the next day to find her way blocked by the newly arrived USS Monitor. This book takes a new look at this historic battle. The Virginia sank the USS Cumberland and forced the frigate Congress to surrender. His books include Lincoln and Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President and, for Fordham, Lincoln on Democracy (co-edited with Mario M. The ten original essays, written by leading historians, explore every aspect of the battle-from the building of the warships and life aboard these iron coffinsto tactics,strateg