Duel Between The First Ironclads
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Duel Between The First Ironclads
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Author : William C. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date : 2012-05-09
Duel Between The First Ironclads written by William C. Davis and has been published by Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-09 with History categories.
One was called "a tin can on a shingle"; the other, "a half-submerged crocodile." Yet, on a March day in 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, after a five-hour duel, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (formerly the U.S.S. Merrimack) were to change the course of not only the Civil War but also naval warfare forever. Using letters, diaries, and memoirs of men who lived through the epic battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack and of those who witnessed it from afar, William C. Davis documents and analyzes this famous confrontation of the first two modern warships. The result is a full-scale history that is as exciting as a novel. Besides a thorough discussion of the designs of each ship, Davis portrays come of the men involved in the building and operation of America's first ironclads-John Ericsson, supreme egoist and engineering genius who designed the Monitor; John Brooke, designer of the Virginia; John Worden, the well-loved captain of the Monitor; Captain Franklin Buchanan of the Virginia; and a host of other men on both Union and Confederate sides whose contributions make this history as much a story of men as of ships and war.
The Monitor Versus The Merrimac
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Author : Dan Abnett
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2006-08-15
The Monitor Versus The Merrimac written by Dan Abnett and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In graphic format, tells of the Civil War battle known as the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever between ironclad warships.
Duel Of The Ironclads
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Author : Patrick O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-01-23
Duel Of The Ironclads written by Patrick O'Brien and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A description of the construction, battles, and historical impact of the Civil War battleships, the Monitor and the Virginia, known to Union forces as the Monitor and the Merrimack, focuses on the Battle of Hampton Roads, where it was evident that the age of wooden warships was gone forever. Reprint.
The Battle Of The Ironclads
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Author : John V. Quarstein
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 1999
The Battle Of The Ironclads written by John V. Quarstein and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Battle of the Ironclads brings to life the dramatic events which occurred in Hampton Roads on March 8 and 9, 1862. This first battle between armored vessels, often called the Monitor-Merrimack engagement, is perhaps the most significant naval event of the entire Civil War. This thrilling history is the first volume to offer a comprehensive pictorial interpretation of the men and ships that forever changed naval warfare. Over 150 images, including photographs, engravings, paintings, and sketches, have been gathered from museums, archives, and private collections to chronicle the exciting story of the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack). While Battle of the Ironclads is a visual history of the first battle between armored ships, it is also a saga of uncommon valor and leadership epitomized by Franklin Buchanan, George U. Morris, Samuel Dana Greene, and John Taylor Wood. The brilliant innovations of John Mercer Brooke and the farsighted inventions of John Ericsson made this showdown in Hampton Roads a death for wooden sailing ships. Battle of the Ironclads is indeed an epic tale that tells how steam-powered iron vessels not only influenced the Civil War, but more importantly, how the two ironclads echoed the dawn of modern navies.
A History Of Ironclads The Power Of Iron Over Wood
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Author : John V. Quarstein
language : en
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Release Date : 2007-02
A History Of Ironclads The Power Of Iron Over Wood written by John V. Quarstein and has been published by History Press Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02 with History categories.
One of history's greatest naval engagements, the Battle of Hampton Roads, occurred on March 8 and 9, 1862. On the first morning, the Confederate ironclad the CSS Virginia, formerly known as the Merrimack, sank two Union wooden warships, proving the power of the armored vessels over the traditional sailing ships. The next morning, the Virginia engaged the Union ironclad USS Monitor to a draw in a battle that significantly altered naval warfare. It was the first engagement between ironclads and ushered in a new era of warship construction and ordnance. The 25, 000 sailors, soldiers and civilians who witnessed the battle knew then what history would soon confirm: wars waged on the waters would never be the same. The seemingly invincible Monitor and Virginia were experimental ships, revolutionary combinations of new and old technology, and their clash on March 9, 1862, was the culmination of over 2, 000 years of naval experience. The construction and combat service of ironclads during the Civil War were the first in a cascade of events that influenced the outcome of the war and prompted the development of improved ironclads as well as the creation of new weapons systems, such as torpedoes and submarines, needed to counter modern armored warships.
Hampton Roads 1862
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2002-04-25
Hampton Roads 1862 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-25 with History categories.
This Osprey title examnies the first naval conflict of the American Civil War (1861-1865). On 9 March 1862 the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports. Nevertheless, in a single battle these two vessels rendered wooden warships obsolete and transformed the face of naval warfare forever.
Iron Dawn
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Author : Richard Snow
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-11-15
Iron Dawn written by Richard Snow and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Transportation categories.
The thrilling story of the critical naval battle that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power with the advent of the iron-clad ship
Ironclads At War
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Author : Dan Abnett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Ironclads At War written by Dan Abnett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with categories.
This book in the Osprey Graphic History series lets you advance into the Civil War battle with the first ironclad warships, ¿CSS Merrimac¿ and USS ¿Monitor,¿ as they struggle for supremacy in a four-hour duel to control the seas. Join Franklin and McKean Buchanan, two brothers who faced each other from opposite sides, as sailors fought in cramped and dangerous conditions in one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history. Full-color illustrations. Limited edition poster inside. Graphic novel format.
Confederate Ironclad Vs Union Ironclad
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Author : Ron Field
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2008-11-18
Confederate Ironclad Vs Union Ironclad written by Ron Field and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-18 with History categories.
The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industrial revolution, technology advanced at a breakneck speed. It was the South who first utilized ironclads as they attempted to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire and their ability to ram vulnerable wooden ships, the North began to develop its own rival fleet of ironclads. Eventually these two products of this first modern arms race dueled at the battle of Hampton Roads in a clash that would change the face of naval warfare. Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs and first-person perspective gun sight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary and radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads - the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor - through an analysis of each ship's weaponry, ammunition and steerage. Compare the contrasting training of the crews and re-live the horrors of the battle at sea in a war which split a nation, communities and even families.
The Man Who Made The Monitor
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Author : Olav Thulesius
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-01-18
The Man Who Made The Monitor written by Olav Thulesius and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-18 with History categories.
Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the Monitor not only took part in a major battle, it forever changed the face of naval construction. But who was the man behind the ship? Born in Filipstad, Sweden, in 1803, the brilliant and somewhat eccentric engineer John Ericsson spent his childhood observing his father's work in mining and later learned his engineering skills at the North Atlantic-Baltic canal. As a young man Ericsson turned to a variety of projects. In England, he introduced the ship's propeller, built an Arctic expedition vessel and designed some of the first successful steam locomotives. Moving to New York in 1839, he soon teamed up with Harry Cornelius Delameter of the Phoenix foundry, a partnership which resulted in Ericsson's most famous work, the USS Monitor. Focusing on the man behind the inventions, this book tells the life story of John Ericsson. It details a number of Ericsson's inventions including a steam-powered fire engine, the first screw-propelled warship, a variety of "hot-air engines," and early experiments in solar power from the roof of his Manhattan home. The main focus is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over. The ship's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads and its eventual fate off the coast of Cape Hatteras are covered. Ericsson's relationships with contemporaries such as Alfred Nobel and recent developments concerning the recovery of the wreck of the Monitor are also examined.