Confederate Ironclads at War

by R. Thomas Campbell

Hampered by lack of materials, shipyards and experienced shipbuilders, even so the South managed to construct 34 iron-armored warships during the Civil War, of which the Confederate Navy put 25 into service. The stories of these vessels illustrate the hardships under which the Navy operated--and also its resourcefulness. Except for the Albemarle, no Confederate ironclad was sunk or destroyed by enemy action. Overtaken by events on the ground,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476676402
• ISBN13: 9781476676401
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher