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Confederate Raider 1861-65 (New Vanguard)

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Osprey has always produced a very informative and interesting series of books. This one can be listed among them. The Confederacy had some success on the eastern front and little everywhere else. One bright spot was the Confederate Navy. Early on the South realized they were at a disadvantage as far as production of war supplies was concerned. Therefore ships were bought to attack Northern commerce. Those ships such as the Alabama and Shenandoah were great successes and had the South had more such ships the outcome of the war may have been different, especially had these ships broken the blockade. I wish the book was longer, but that is a characteristic of Osprey books. I would recommend this book for those interested in a part of the war that is overlooked.