British Ships in the Confederate Navy

by Joseph McKenna

During the American Civil War, British-crewed warships harassed Union merchantmen, sinking a total value of more than $15,000,000 in ships and cargo. Considered pirates by the federal government, these ships and crew were at the center of a largely unknown but fascinating struggle between Commander James Dunwoody of the Confederate Navy, U.S. Ambassador Charles Francis Adams, and Consul Thomas H. Dudley. This history of British assistance to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445300
• ISBN13: 9780786445301
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher