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Loading... Confederate Raider 1861-65 (New Vanguard)by Angus Konstam
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book goes into why the confederates built or purchased raiders as well as technical details of the ships themselves, an interesting read and a good reference book. ( ) no reviews | add a review
The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines the way in which these craft were converted or specially built to perform their role. It details not only the way these craft were operated and manned, but also their brutal attacks, daring escapes and climatic battles against the large numbers of Union warships forced to hunt them down. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)359Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval ScienceLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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