The Confederate Navy
Subtitle: the ships, men, and organization, 1861-65
By: edited by William N. Still, Jr ; introduction by Dr. William S. Dudley.
Contributors: Still, William N.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Confederate States of America. Navy.; Confederate States of America. Marine Corps.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations, Confederate.; Confederate States of America -- History, Naval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-245) and index.
First published in Great Britain in 1997 by Conway Maritime Press, London.
Table of contents: title: Background / Raimondo Luraghi; title: The Confederate States Navy Department / Robert M. Browning; title: Types of ships / Robert Holcombe; title: Facilities / Maurice Melton; title: Shipbuilding / Maurice Melton; title: The officers / Royce Shingleton; title: Seaman, landsmen, firemen, and coal heavers / Royce Shingleton; title: The Marines / David M. Sullivan; title: Shipboard life / Harold D. Langley; title: Strategy and tactics / Norman C. Delaney; title: Operations / William N. Still.