War on the Waters
Subtitle: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865
By: James M. McPherson
Series: The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780807835883
Subjects: Confederate States of America; United States; Confederate States of America. Navy; Campaigns; Riverine operations; Naval operations; United States. Navy; History
Description: McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation.
Notes: Includes illustrations, maps, bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: One
title: Mobilizing for war
pagenum: 11; label: Two
title: Establishing the blockade
pagenum: 31; label: Three
title: We've got New Orleans
pagenum: 50; label: Four
title: The river war in 1861-1862
pagenum: 70; label: Five
title: The Confederacy strikes back
pagenum: 96; label: Six
title: Nothing but disaster
pagenum: 118; label: Seven
title: A most signal defeat
pagenum: 135; label: Eight
title: Unvexed to the sea
pagenum: 154; label: Nine
title: Ironclads, torpedoes, and salt, 1863-1864
pagenum: 170; label: Ten
title: From the Red River to Cherbourg
pagenum: 187; label: Eleven
title: Damn the torpedoes
pagenum: 207; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 224; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 227; title: Notes
pagenum: 229; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 253; title: Index
pagenum: 269