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High Seas Confederate
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Author : Royce Shingleton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 1994
High Seas Confederate written by Royce Shingleton and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Civil War adventures of a swashbuckling sea captain.
Gray Raiders Of The Sea
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Author : Chester G. Hearn
language : en
Publisher: International Marine Publishing Company
Release Date : 1992
Gray Raiders Of The Sea written by Chester G. Hearn and has been published by International Marine Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Looks at the Confederate strategy to destroy Union commerce and the Southern blockade.
Gray Raiders Of The Sea
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Author : Chester G. Hearn, III
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-01-01
Gray Raiders Of The Sea written by Chester G. Hearn, III and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with categories.
History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The Surrender Of Its Last Vessel
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Author : John Thomas Scharf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The Surrender Of Its Last Vessel written by John Thomas Scharf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with United States categories.
Sea Wolf Of The Confederacy
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Author : David W. Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004-03-24
Sea Wolf Of The Confederacy written by David W. Shaw and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-24 with History categories.
In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast, culminating in a battle off Portland, Maine. Veteran author David W. Shaw brilliantly re-creates this almost forgotten chapter of the Civil War in rich narrative detail drawn from accounts of the participants. At the center of the conflict were two men: the hotheaded young adventurer Charles W. Read, who resigned his commission as a Union midshipman to become a lieutenant in the Confederate Navy; and Secretary of the United States Navy Gideon Welles, a well-connected politician who ably oversaw the explosive growth of the fleet -- including the revolutionary ironclads -- during the war despite his lack of maritime experience. Serving aboard CSS Florida off the coast of Brazil, Read hatched a daring plan to sail a captured brig directly into the Union's home waters and wreak havoc on their shipping lanes. Burning or capturing more than twenty merchant vessels in less than three weeks, and switching ships several times to elude capture, Read's rampage caused widespread panic in Northern cities, made headlines in the major daily newspapers, and brought enormous pressure on Welles to "stop the rebel pirate." At one point there were nearly forty Union ships sent to hunt down Read in a cat-and-mouse game that finally led to his dramatic capture off the coast of Maine. Sea Wolf of the Confederacy brings to light this fascinating yet little known episode of the war, combining Shaw's flair for powerful storytelling with extensive research culled from contemporary newspapers, journals, and official war records. Taking readers to the heart of the action on the decks of the burning ships, Shaw offers a compelling portrait of the complex Read and an insightful new perspective on the divisions splitting North and South during this dark time in American history.
High Seas And Yankee Gunboats
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Author : Roger S. Durham
language : en
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Release Date : 2005
High Seas And Yankee Gunboats written by Roger S. Durham and has been published by Gulf Professional Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This bold adventure traces the journey of James Dickson and Thomas L. Hernandez, who sought to breach the Federal blockade early in the Civil War. Using Dickson’s diary and other primary source materials, Durham deftly recounts their remarkable voyage and makes available a firsthand vantage point of the early war years in which blockade runners enjoyed their greatest success.
To The Uttermost Ends Of The Earth
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Author : Phil Keith
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2022-04-12
To The Uttermost Ends Of The Earth written by Phil Keith and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-12 with History categories.
The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin. On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas. Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin introduce some of the crucial but historically overlooked players, including John Winslow, captain of the USS Kearsarge, as well as Raphael Semmes, captain of the CSS Alabama. Readers will sail aboard the Kearsarge as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth, if necessary, to find and destroy the Alabama." Winslow pursued Semmes in a spectacular fourteen-month chase over international waters, culminating in what would become the climactic sea battle of the Civil War.
The Narrative Of A Blockade Runner
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Author : J. Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-04
The Narrative Of A Blockade Runner written by J. Wilkinson and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-04 with History categories.
"The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner" by J. Wilkinson is a story about a Confederate Naval Officer that spent some time as a Commanding Officer of two different blockade runners during the American Civil War. These personal accounts are still engaging and relevant over 150 years after they were first written. Though everything in this book is factual, it reads like an adventure novel that could be complete fiction.
Confederate Raider 1861 65
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-06-24
Confederate Raider 1861 65 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with History categories.
The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines the way in which these craft were converted or specially built to perform their role. It details not only the way these craft were operated and manned, but also their brutal attacks, daring escapes and climatic battles against the large numbers of Union warships forced to hunt them down.
The Last Confederate Ship At Sea
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Author : Paul Williams
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-03-27
The Last Confederate Ship At Sea written by Paul Williams and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-27 with History categories.
The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War and was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe. But what was Captain James Waddell's true relationship with his Yankee prisoner Lillias Nichols and how did it determine the ship's final destination? Without orders, Waddell undertook a dangerous three month voyage through waters infested with enemy cruisers. He risked mutiny by a horrified crew who, having been declared pirates, could be hanged. This is the true story behind the cruise of the Shenandoah--one of secret love and blackmail--brought to light for the first time in 150 years.