Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Battle of Hampton RoadsCondition: NewSubtitle: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and the CSS VirginiaISBN-10: 0823224805EAN: 9780823224807ISBN: 9780823224807Publisher: Fordham University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/31/2006Description: On March 8 and 9, 1862, a sea battle off the Virginia coast changed naval warfare forever. It began when the Confederate States Navy’s CSS Virginia led a task force to break the Union blockade of Hampton Roads. The Virginia sank the USS Cumberland and forced the frigate Congress to surrender. Damaged by shore batteries, the Virginia retreated, returning the next day to find her way blocked by the newly arrived USS Monitor. The clash of ironclads was underway. After fighting for nine hours, both ships withdrew, neither seriously damaged, with both sides claiming victory. Although the battle may have been a draw and the Monitor sank in a storm later that year, this first encounter between powered, ironclad warships spelled the end of wooden warships—and the dawn of a new navy. This book takes a new look at this historic battle. The ten original essays, written by leading historians, explore every aspect of the battle—from the building of the warships and life aboard these “iron coffins” to tactics, strategy, and the debates about who really won the battle of Hampton Roads. Co-published with The Mariners’ Museum, home to the USS Monitor Center, this authoritative guide to the military, political, technological, and cultural dimensions of this historic battle also features a portfolio of classic lithographs, drawings, and paintings.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmContributor: Harold Holzer (Edited by), Tim Mulligan (Edited by)Author: Harold HolzerGenre: HistoryTopic: Law & Politics, Military HistoryRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Battle of Hampton Roads
Title: The Battle of Hampton Roads
Subtitle: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia
ISBN-10: 0823224805
EAN: 9780823224807
ISBN: 9780823224807
Release Date: 01/31/2006
Release Year: 2006
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Tim Mulligan (Edited by)
Edition: 2
Book Title: Battle of Hampton Roads : New Perspectives on the Uss Monitor and the Css Virginia
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Topic: Military / Naval, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.6 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Tim Mulligan
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
