The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack
Channel: misesmedia
Date: 02/01/2019

To combat the superior size of the United States Navy, the Confederate believed that it’s best strategy was to build a technologically superior — if much smaller — Navy. The cornerstone of this strategy was to recover the USS Merrimack and plate it with iron, making it the first ironclad warship in North America.

Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 38th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

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