Strangling the Confederacy: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War

by Kevin Dougherty

Book Overview

A selection of the Military Book Club
While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign--dubbed "Anaconda"--that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North's coastal campaign, as much as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935149245
• ISBN13: 9781935149248
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"