Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862 (Duel)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846032326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The author lives in Cheltenham, UK. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982 and taught history at Piedmont High School in California from 1982 to 1983. . He is an internationally acknowledged expert on US Civil War military history, and was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, in 2005. Ron Field is Head of History at the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Wat
Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire and their ability to ram vulnerable wooden ships, the North began to develop its own rival fleet of ironclads. Eventually these two products of this first modern arms race dueled at the battle of Hampton Roads in a clash that would change the face of naval warfare. The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industrial revolution, technology advanced at a breakneck speed. Compare the contrasting training of the crews and re-live the horrors of the battle at sea in a war which split a nation, communities and even families.. It was the South who first utilized ironclads as they attempted to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs and first-person perspective gun sight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary and radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads - the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor - through an analysis of each ship's weaponry, ammunition and steerage
Feldmar Twomblebee said Three Stars. Osprey has added another useful book to its series.. "Offers Good Technical Look at these Famous Warships" according to R. A Forczyk. Up front, readers should be aware that the title of this new volume in Osprey's Duel series, Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862, is misleading. While the bulk of the volume does focus on the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, the author does cover other ironclad vs. ironclad actions, albeit in much less detail. Since Osprey has previously covered the battle in a campaign series volume, some readers might be wary about purchasing what may appear to be redundant coverage. In fact, this volume . An excellent book! Kevin I am an Ohioan by birth, live in Middle Tennessee and am married to a true "Southern belle.". There is a lot of Civil War history to be found in this area of the country and quite a lot related to naval operations on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Being a Civil War nut and ex Navy (NFO), I found this book to be well written and very informative. I especially liked the author's telling of the action the various vessels saw. While the battle between the Monitor and the Virginia was the main story, the author also included the identifying of many
Then the book gets into the combat itself and once that has been described goes into a statistical analysis of the event. This volume is no exception. Finally, there is a section on how the type was further developed, including post war use an excellent read and one that I am confident you will enjoy as well. There is a section on the design and development of the weapons, technical specifications, a look at the combatants involved and the strategic situation at the time of the event. “The strength of any Osprey book is the illustrations. In this case, it covers some of the other ironclad vs ironclad battles, few though the