Fire on the Waters 
Subtitle: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: July 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780671046811
Subjects: Historical fiction; War fiction; American Historical Fiction; Fiction - Historical; Fiction; Historical - General; Sea Stories; War & Military; Fiction / General; Sea & Ocean
First sentence: Marine sentries in postponed shakos and white gloves snapped to present arms as he reached the gate.