Riverine Ironclads, Submarines, And Aircraft Carriers Of The American Civil War.

This book is an overview of the Civil War ironclads that changed Naval Warfare forever. It focuses mainly on those ships designed and deployed on inland rivers. The first ocean going, purpose-built iron clad was the French Glorie in 1859. Other maritime powers and wanna-be's quickly followed suite. The Glorie's design was influenced by the lessons-learned in the Crimean War. The British introduction of the iron hulled HMS Warrior changed the game again.The day of the wooden ship, even updated with steam engines to replace sails, was coming to an end. The heavier cannon was prevailing over sturdy oak timbers. Offense was surging ahead of defense. Even in the Revolutionary war, wooden ships fell to hot-shot, cannon balls heated to red heat in a furnace. Steam, iron, and firepower were the new parameters of naval warfare. Another topic is that of Union and Confederate submarines. The most popular sub was the CSS Hunley, which sank a Union warship, but never returned to base. In fact, the North and the South produced and deployed dozens of different submarine designs. In addition, the adaption of observation ballons on floating platforms is covered. There is a section near the end of this book showing where to see some of the surviving equipment.

• | Author: Patrick Stakem
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Aug 10, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 162 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1089379285
• | ISBN-13: 9781089379287