Now for the Contest Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War / William H. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, William H., 1950-

Series:

Great campaigns of the Civil War.

Great campaigns of the Civil War

Great Campaigns of the Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 223 p. ) ill., maps ;

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Now for the Contest tells, the story of the Civil War at sea in the context of three campaigns: the blockade of the southern coast, the raiding of Union commerce, and the projection of power ashore."

"Now for the Contest also examines how both sides mobilized and employed their resources for a war that proved to be of unprecedented intensity and duration. For both antagonists the conduct of the naval war was complicated by rapid technological change, as steam power, metal armor, and more powerful ordnance sparked experiment and innovation both in naval construction and in tactics. The war years brought tremendous change to a service that did not always welcome it. Innovative technologies flourished in this hothouse atmosphere, however, and a rising generation of naval leaders would carry the knowledge of combat into the long peace that followed."--Jacket.

Contents:

Secession at sea

Improvised navies

Early operations

Maturing under fire

Ironclads in strength

Runners and blockaders

Privateers, "pirates," and raiders

The naval war, 1864-65

Winners and losers.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610424153

9781280424151

128042415X

OCLC:

57480608