Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack
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AlbakiReads Editorial The ironclad race that changed naval warfare
The ironclad race that changed naval warfare
Set during the Civil War, this history traces the competing efforts behind the Union’s Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack as both sides pursued a new kind of warship. Nelson places their four-hour confrontation within a year of design work, construction pressures, strategic uncertainty, and the people responsible for building and operating the vessels. The book treats the clash not simply as a famous battle but as a turning point: an encounter presented as closing the era of wooden men-of-war and establishing ironclads as a decisive naval technology.
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Civil War naval historyIronclad technologyMilitary innovationShipbuildingThe Monitor and the Merrimack
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Book Overview At the outbreak of the Civil War, North and South quickly saw the need to develop the latest technology in naval warfare, the ironclad sh...
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.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 400 | Language: English | Publisher: PERENNIAL | ISBN: 0060524049
FormatPaperback
Pages400
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0060524049
EAN9780060524043
PublisherPERENNIAL
Publication Date2005-03-29
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.74 Pounds
Length7.54 Inches
Width4.92 Inches
Height0.98 Inches
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