Union Monitor 1861-65

Informationen zum Autor Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Klappentext The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. Following her inconclusive battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on March 9, 1862, the production of Union monitors was accelerated. By the end of the year a powerful squadron of monitor vessels protected the blockading squadrons off the Southern coastline, and were able to challenge Confederate control of her ports and estuaries. Further technological advancements were included in subsequent monitor designs, and by the end of the war the US Navy possessed a modern coastal fleet carrying the most powerful artillery afloat. This book covers the design, development and operational history of the Union's Monitor fleet. Zusammenfassung The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, first introduced during the American Civil War. Its profile has made it one of the most easily recognized warships of all time. This title covers the design, development and operational history of the Union's Monitor fleet. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Monitor design · Monitor construction methods · Monitors in operation · catalog of ocean-going monitors · Bibliography · Color plate commentary · Index

Product details

• Authors: Angus Konstam, Konstam Angus
• Assisted by: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2002
• EAN: 9781841763064
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-306-4
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 251 mm x 4 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, maritime history, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Naval forces and warfare, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest