Duel Between the First Ironclads
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: May 1, 1981
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780807108680
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Military - General; Naval History (General); History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Monitor (Ironclad); United States - Civil War; Hampton Roads (Va.), Battle of, 1862; History / Military / General; History : United States - Civil War; Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862; Hampton Roads, Battle of, 1862; Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va.,; Merrimack (Frigate)
First sentence: Chance dearly loves to toy with history: A missed moment, unexpected delay, a storm, inefficiency, and of course that most frightening specter of all, bureaucracy, can and do combine to foil even seemingly inevitable appointments with destiny.