Naval Strategies of the Civil War
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A much appreciated contribution to Civil War studies,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naval Strategies in the Civil War: Confederate Innovations and Federal Opportunism (Paperback)
Journalist and Civil War expert Jay Simson's Naval Strategies Of The Civil War: Confederate Innovations And Federal Opportunism is the first book to compare and contrast the strategies of the Southern Secretary of the Navy, Stephen R. Mallory, against his rival in the North, Gideon Welles. Mallory had to use technological innovation and the skill of individuals to bolster the South's seapower against the Union Navy's superior numbers. Meanwhile, Welles had to adapt to the more bureaucratic dictates of the Union's White House. One of Welles' first tasks was the naval blockade of the South, but he did not limit himself to just that. Naval Strategies of the Civil War looks at the very different approaches of two men, with historical lessons about the art and the horror of war to be derived from close study. Naval Strategies Of The Civil War is a much appreciated contribution to Civil War studies and very highly recommended for both Civil War and American naval history buffs.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Book for Naval Strategy,
By Alexander "xanman50" (MD, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naval Strategies in the Civil War: Confederate Innovations and Federal Opportunism (Paperback)
This book, which is not a definitive history of either the Union or Confederate navies but goes into detail with the personalities and the overall strategies of leaders of each navy and how each strategy was implemented, using both successes and failures of each strategy. The subject matter paints an overall portrayal of how life in the south and the north was affected by both the victories and defeats of both sides.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
AT ITS MOST BASIC element, the story of the Confederate and Union naval strategies in the Civil War is the story of the struggle between two opposing methods of operation utilized by two vastly different men. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
coastal defense strategy, stationary torpedoes, provisional navy, blockading warships, armored casemate, steam rams, volunteer navy, coastal defense system, commerce destroying, two ironclads, torpedo launches, mortar boats, wooden gunboats, procurement agents, smoothbore guns, rifled guns, naval strategies, floating battery, naval strategy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, North Carolina, Mobile Bay, Mississippi River, Hampton Roads, Confederate States, James River, Hatteras Inlet, Port Royal Sound, United States, New York City, Great Britain, Anaconda Plan, Baton Rouge, Fort Morgan, Gideon Welles, Governor Moore, Roanoke Island, Mosquito Fleet, Flag Off, Confederate Congress, Fort Sumter, Van Dorn, South Carolina, Fort Monroe New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
AT ITS MOST BASIC element, the story of the Confederate and Union naval strategies in the Civil War is the story of the struggle between two opposing methods of operation utilized by two vastly different men. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
coastal defense strategy, stationary torpedoes, provisional navy, blockading warships, armored casemate, steam rams, volunteer navy, coastal defense system, commerce destroying, two ironclads, torpedo launches, mortar boats, wooden gunboats, procurement agents, smoothbore guns, rifled guns, naval strategies, floating battery, naval strategy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, North Carolina, Mobile Bay, Mississippi River, Hampton Roads, Confederate States, James River, Hatteras Inlet, Port Royal Sound, United States, New York City, Great Britain, Anaconda Plan, Baton Rouge, Fort Morgan, Gideon Welles, Governor Moore, Roanoke Island, Mosquito Fleet, Flag Off, Confederate Congress, Fort Sumter, Van Dorn, South Carolina, Fort Monroe New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 26
books:
See all 26 books this book cites
- The Night the War Was Lost (Bison Book) by Charles L. Dufour on page 107, and Back Matter
- A History of the Confederate Navy by Raimondo Luraghi on page 163, and page 228
- None Died in Vain: The Saga of the American Civil War by Robert Leckie in Back Matter
- Men and Ships of the Civil War by Scott Rye in Back Matter
- The Civil War: In the Writings of Col. G.F.R. Henderson by G. F. R. Henderson in Back Matter
See all 26 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
