War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) by McPherson, James M - 2012

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6x1x9. Book club edition. Bottom edge of rear jacket panel clipped, rear jacket flap creased. 2012 Hard Cover. 277 pp. Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war’s naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy’s blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war’s early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union… Read More