Iron coffin : war, technology, and experience aboard the USS Monitor /
Mindell, David A.
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2012.
Describes the warship, the USS Monitor, discussing the battle against the CSS Virginia during the Civil War, how it affected warfare and ship construction, its portrayal in popular media, and sailors' accounts of life inside the vessel.
Originally published: War, technology, and experience aboard the USS Monitor / David A. Mindell. 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Describes the warship, the USS Monitor, discussing the battle against the CSS Virginia during the Civil War, how it affected warfare and ship construction, its portrayal in popular media, and sailors' accounts of life inside the vessel.
Monitor (Ironclad)
United States. Navy
United States