University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2002. New book, 48 pages, NVG056. At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery. In what would prove the vital naval campaign of the war, both sides fought for control of the river. While the Confederates relied on field fortifications and small gunboats, the Union built a series of revolutionary river ironclads. First commissioned in January 1862, these ironclads spent the next two years battling for control of the Mississippi, fighting in a string of decisive engagements that altered the entire course of the war. This book explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they were fought.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Bryan, Tony. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Angus Konstam is an experienced Osprey author with over 20 books in print. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. His maritime titles for Osprey include New Vanguard 45: Union Monitor 1861–65 and New Vanguard 49: Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861–65. Angus lives in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer.

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Bookseller: Viceroy Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001344
Title: Union River Ironclad 1861-65
Author: Konstam, Angus
Illustrator: Bryan, Tony
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN 10: 1841764442
ISBN 13: 9781841764443
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
Place of Publication: University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: WARSHIPS UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR IRONCLAD
Bookseller catalogs: US Civil War Warships;

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