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Author : Alden R. Carter
Release : 1993
Genre : Hampton Roads (Va.), Battle of, 1862
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Book Rating : 919/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Battle of the Ironclads by : Alden R. Carter
Download or read book Battle of the Ironclads written by Alden R. Carter. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the construction, battles, and technological and historical impact of the Civil War battleships, the Monitor and the Merrimac.
Author : Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath
Release : 2015-06-19
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 854/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dignity of Duty by : Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath
Download or read book Dignity of Duty written by Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath. This book was released on 2015-06-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published 117 years after his death, the journals of the American soldier Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath provide a compelling vantage point by which to view contemporary American history. They tell, first and foremost, a tale of war in which there is no gloryonly carnage and death. Through Gilbreaths firsthand accounts we get a sense of what life was like during the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and the War with Spain from an accomplished field officer, rather than from high command. Gilbreath illuminates the true horrors of war in the 19th Century for soldiersboredom, fatigue, death, and crude medical care for the woundedand their families, as Gilbreaths wife and children followed him wherever his orders would lead, enduring the primitive conditions they found along the way. From his instrumental role in raising a company that would become part of the 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, to his death while serving with the 11th U.S. Infantry in Puerto Rico at the tail end of the SpanishAmerican War, Gilbreaths life exemplifies the dignity of his service and the importance he placed on duty to his nation. In his journals, Gilbreath paints a vivid picture of the turmoil and change that was 19th Century America. Passages such as the lyric firsthand account of the Battle of the Ironclads or his reconnecting with a fellow Gettysburg veteran in Chicago 21 years after the battle are beautifully written, and carry a personal and emotional gravity that are found in the best literary works. Gilbreath is one of Americas sons, a proud citizen soldier who helped to forge the United States, and we are truly fortunate that his legacy lives on in these pages.
Author : James L. Nelson
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 033/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reign of Iron by : James L. Nelson
Download or read book Reign of Iron written by James L. Nelson. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Civil War, North and South quickly saw the need to develop the latest technology in naval warfare, the ironclad ship. After a year-long scramble to finish first, in a race filled with intrigue and second guessing, blundering and genius, the two ships -- the Monitor and the Merrimack -- after a four-hour battle, ended the three-thousand-year tradition of wooden men-of-war and ushered in "the reign of iron." In the first major work on the subject in thirty-five years, novelist, historian, and tall-ship sailor James L. Nelson, acclaimed author of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy, brilliantly recounts the story of these magnificent ships, the men who built and fought them, and the extraordinary battle that made them legend.
Author : David A. Mindell
Release : 2012-03-01
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Rating : 055/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Iron Coffin by : David A. Mindell
Download or read book Iron Coffin written by David A. Mindell. This book was released on 2012-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter. Mindell explores how mariners—fighting "blindly," below the waterline—lived in and coped with the metal monster they called the "iron coffin." He investigates how the ironclad technology, new to war in the nineteenth century, changed not only the tools but also the experience of combat and anticipated today’s world of mechanized, pushbutton warfare. The writings of William Frederick Keeler, the ship’s paymaster, inform much of this book, as do the experiences of everyman sailor George Geer, who held Keeler in some contempt. Mindell uses their compelling stories, and those of other shipmates, to recreate the thrills and dangers of living and fighting aboard this superweapon. Recently, pieces of the Monitor wreck have been raised from their watery grave, and with them, information about the ship continues to be discovered. A new epilogue describes the recovery of the Monitor turret and its display at the USS Monitor Museum in Newport News, Virginia. This sensitive and enthralling history of the USS Monitor ensures that this fateful ship, and the men who served on it, will be remembered for generations to come.
Author : William C. Davis
Release : 1994
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Duel Between the First Ironclads by : William C. Davis
Download or read book Duel Between the First Ironclads written by William C. Davis. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 9, 1862, an epic naval encounter in Hampton Roads, Virginia, changed the face Of warfare on the water for all time, The Monitor met the Virginia (Merrimack) and their story entered the realm of history and legend.
