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Description:The Civil War was primarily a land conflict, but it was not only that.“Nor must Uncle Sam’s web-feet be forgotten,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. “At all the watery margins they have been present. Not only on the deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also up the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp, they have been and made their tracks.”From the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean, swift Rebel raiders decimated Union commerce pursued by the U. S. Navy. Offshore, storm-tossed blockaders in hundreds of vessels patrolled from Hatteras to Galveston while occasionally lobbing a few shots at a speeding Rebel runner.Around the continental periphery, it was ships vs. powerful fortifications as titanic clashes Port Royal, New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile. Massive army-navy amphibious operations presaged twentieth-century The Peninsula, North Carolina Sounds, Fort Fisher. In the heartland, the two services invented riverine Forts Henry and Donelson, Island No. 10, Memphis, Vicksburg.And through it all, emerging technology of the machine age played a critical iron armor, torpedoes, steam propulsion, heavy naval artillery.However, nothing in the history and traditions of the United States Navy had prepared it for civil war. The sea service would expand tenfold from a third-rate force to (temporarily) one of the most powerful and advanced navies. Meanwhile, former shipmates in the Confederacy struggled to construct a fleet from nothing, applying innovative technologies and underdog strategies to achieve more than anyone thought possible.Both sides faced unprecedented strategic, tactical, and technological challenges that made their navies indispensable—even as the navies themselves faced those same sorts of challenges.The Civil War on the Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War compiles favorite navy tales and obscure narratives by distinguished public historians of the Emerging Civil War in celebration of the organization’s tenth anniversary. This eclectic collection presents new stories and familiar battles from a unique perspective—from the water—sea, surf, and stream.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Series Book 10). To get started finding The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Series Book 10), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Civil War was primarily a land conflict, but it was not only that.“Nor must Uncle Sam’s web-feet be forgotten,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. “At all the watery margins they have been present. Not only on the deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also up the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp, they have been and made their tracks.”From the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean, swift Rebel raiders decimated Union commerce pursued by the U. S. Navy. Offshore, storm-tossed blockaders in hundreds of vessels patrolled from Hatteras to Galveston while occasionally lobbing a few shots at a speeding Rebel runner.Around the continental periphery, it was ships vs. powerful fortifications as titanic clashes Port Royal, New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile. Massive army-navy amphibious operations presaged twentieth-century The Peninsula, North Carolina Sounds, Fort Fisher. In the heartland, the two services invented riverine Forts Henry and Donelson, Island No. 10, Memphis, Vicksburg.And through it all, emerging technology of the machine age played a critical iron armor, torpedoes, steam propulsion, heavy naval artillery.However, nothing in the history and traditions of the United States Navy had prepared it for civil war. The sea service would expand tenfold from a third-rate force to (temporarily) one of the most powerful and advanced navies. Meanwhile, former shipmates in the Confederacy struggled to construct a fleet from nothing, applying innovative technologies and underdog strategies to achieve more than anyone thought possible.Both sides faced unprecedented strategic, tactical, and technological challenges that made their navies indispensable—even as the navies themselves faced those same sorts of challenges.The Civil War on the Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War compiles favorite navy tales and obscure narratives by distinguished public historians of the Emerging Civil War in celebration of the organization’s tenth anniversary. This eclectic collection presents new stories and familiar battles from a unique perspective—from the water—sea, surf, and stream.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Series Book 10). To get started finding The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Series Book 10), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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