Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy

Informationen zum Autor By Gary D. Joiner Klappentext The Union inland navy that became the Mississippi Squadron is one of the greatest, yet least studied aspects of the Civil War. Without it, however, the war in the West may not have been won, and the war in the East might have lasted much longer and perhaps ended differently. The men who formed and commanded this large fighting force have, with few exceptions, not been as thoroughly studied as their army counterparts. The vessels they created were highly specialized craft which operated in the narrow confines of the Western rivers in places that could not otherwise receive fire support. Ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements yet inside iron monsters that created stifling heat with little ventilation. This book is about the intrepid men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. The tactics their commanders developed were the basis for many later naval operations. Of equal importance were lessons learned about what not to do. The flag officers and admirals of the Mississippi Squadron wrote the rules for modern riverine warfare. Zusammenfassung The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Blue Water and the AnacondaChapter 2: Mr. Welles, Mr. Eads and Mr. Pook: Creating the Brown Water NavyChapter 3: Early Actions from Belmont to the Battle of ShilohChapter 4: Striking SouthChapter 5: The Lower RiverChapter 6: The Mississippi SquadronChapter 7: VicksburgChapter 8: The Red River CampaignChapter 9: Epilogue: To the End of the War and AfterBibliography...

Autorentext
By Gary D. Joiner

Klappentext
The Union inland navy that became the Mississippi Squadron is one of the greatest, yet least studied aspects of the Civil War. Without it, however, the war in the West may not have been won, and the war in the East might have lasted much longer and perhaps ended differently. The men who formed and commanded this large fighting force have, with few exceptions, not been as thoroughly studied as their army counterparts. The vessels they created were highly specialized craft which operated in the narrow confines of the Western rivers in places that could not otherwise receive fire support. Ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements yet inside iron monsters that created stifling heat with little ventilation. This book is about the intrepid men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. The tactics their commanders developed were the basis for many later naval operations. Of equal importance were lessons learned about what not to do. The flag officers and admirals of the Mississippi Squadron wrote the rules for modern riverine warfare.

Zusammenfassung
The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Blue Water and the Anaconda Chapter 2: Mr. Welles, Mr. Eads and Mr. Pook: Creating the Brown Water Navy Chapter 3: Early Actions from Belmont to the Battle of Shiloh Chapter 4: Striking South Chapter 5: The Lower River Chapter 6: The Mississippi Squadron Chapter 7: Vicksburg Chapter 8: The Red River Campaign Chapter 9: Epilogue: To the End of the War and After Bibliography

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