Civil War Navies 1855-1883 (U.S. Navy Warship)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557508941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is author of US Warships of WWII and editor of the naval notes column of Warship International, the quarterly journal of the international Naval Research Organization. . Paul Silverstone is an internationally recognized naval authority known for his many books and articles on warships
This is the second in a five-volume series by the author on US warships, listing the ships of the US Navy and the Confederate Navy during the war Civil War and the years immediately following the war, a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. Entires on each ship list size and t
"Excellent supplementary book" according to Gene Feierstein. This book is an ideal companion to other histories of the Civil War. Its title, however, is a bit misleading. It is a book about ships, not about navies. It gives the vital statistics and brief service records for all the Union and Confederate ships but contains little else. Its real value is that it "puts a face" to the ship names in most civil war histories.. Civil War Navies This is a great book. I am very interested in the Civil War and this book on the history of navies added to my collection of books nicely.. "Definitive reference, the "Jane's" of Civil War ships" according to Red Harvest. As others have noted, Paul Silverstone's book is not a study of the U.S. and Confederate navies themselves, but rather of the many vessels that constituted the navies. Every known vessel is listed and organized by type and class. The format is both pictorial and tabular. The encyclopedic nature of the work makes it an excellent reference companion when studying any American Civil War naval action.Silverstone begins with a brief introduction, then a section explaining the presentation format of the data, provides a list of abbreviations, and then includes a section on naval ordnance by W.J. Jurens before proceeding to the bulk of the w
There is also a list of ships captured. naval ordnance for the relevant period, an explanation of data, and a list of abbreviations. Within these divisions, ships are listed alphabetically by name in a letter-by-letter arrangement (e.g., Emma Henry, Eolus, Fort Donelson). Ships in Civil Warare generally categorized by propulsion and vessel size, as well as duties; for the most part, ships in Sailing are listed by type. These two books are the first in a five- volume chronological series on U.S. Many of these illustrations were difficult to locate and represent a significant research effort. Entries also also provide informat