Blue & gray navies : the Civil War afloat / Spencer C. Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Spencer, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval art and science--United States--History.

Naval art and science.

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

United States.

United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Confederate States of America. Navy--History.

Confederate States of America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Other Title:

Blue and gray navies

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A longtime military history professor at Virginia Military Institute and prolific author, Spencer Tucker examines the important roles played by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War. His book makes use of recent scholarship as well as official records and the memoirs of participants to provide a complete perspective for the general reader and enough detail to hold the interest of the specialist. Tucker opens with an overview of the U.S. Navy's history to 1861 and then closely examines the two navies at the beginning of the war, looking at the senior leadership, officers an

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Union and Confederate Navies; 2. Resources, Facilities, Warships, and Naval Ordnance; 3. Union and Confederate Naval Strategies and the Start of War; 4. The Blockade and Early Atlantic Coastal Operations; 5. Early Union Riverine Warfare in the West; 6. The FIrst Clash of Ironclads; 7. Union Operations on the Lower Mississippi; 8. Union Riverine Warfare Continued: Vicksburg; 9. Union Operations against Charleston 1863; 10. Unconventional Weapons; 11. The Commerce Raiders; 12. The Red River Campaign; 13. The End of the War; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Glossary

Selective BibliographyIndex; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-404) and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-359-X