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Find more info., search and price compare for The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor And the CSS Virginia (Mariner's Museum) by Harold Holzer ; Tim Mulligan Binding: Paperback, illustrated edition edition, 222 pages Publisher: Fordham University Press, Copublished with The MarinersÂ’ Museum Weight: 0.9 pound Dimension: H: 0.8 x L: 8.9 x W: 5.9 inches ISBN 10: 0823224813 ISBN 13: 9780823224814 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: It began when the Confederate States Navy’s CSS Virginia led a task force to break the Union blockade of Hampton Roads. The Virginia sank the USS Cumberland and forced the frigate Congress to surrender. Damaged by shore batteries, the Virginia retreated, returning the next day to find her way blocked by the newly arrived USS Monitor. The clash of ironclads was underway. After fighting for nine hours, both ships withdrew, neither seriously damaged, with both sides claiming victory. Although the battle may have been a draw and the Monitor sank in a storm later that year, this first encounter between powered, ironclad warships spelled the end of wooden warships—and the dawn of a new navy. |
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