Littlefield History of the Civil War Era: War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 (Audiobook)

from joeydag

The author does narrative history very well. He brings quite a few stories and biographical sketches to life. His conclusion is pretty simple. The naval blockade was a great achievement and was a strategic necessity to union victory. He manages to tell his story without a graph or chart to illust...

from Karlstar

A very good book about a little known area of the Civil war, the war on the seas and more importantly, the rivers. This covers all the major naval engagements, which were few, as well as much of the assistance given by the Union navy in land battles. The blockade and capture of Southern ports and...

from buffalogr

McPherson delivers a cogent history of US and CS Navies during the Civil War. His themes: that the Union Navy did a pretty good job, despite low funding a few bungles. It's primary task was blockade of Southern ports, which it did to the best of it's ability and though 5 of 6 blockade runners got...

from michael.confoy.tamu

This book was way better than it had any right to be. I could not put it down.

from michael.confoy.tamu

This book was way better than it had any right to be. I could not put it down.