The Union Blockade in the American Civil War: A Reassessment

by Peter McCord and Michael Bonner

Winner of the 2021 John Lyman Book Award from the North American Society for Oceanic History!

Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long been a part of the romanticized image of the Civil War. Throughout the war, Lincoln's blockade and attempts to breach it touched nearly every aspect of the war effort. The Union prevented crucial material...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621906701
• ISBN13: 9781621906704
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"