Hampton Roads, 1862 : First Clash of the Ironclads

This Osprey title examnies the first naval conflict of the American Civil War (1861-1865). On 9 March 1862 the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports. Nevertheless, in a single battle these two vessels rendered wooden warships obsolete and transformed the face of naval warfare forever. Søkrigshistorie. Den amerikanske borgerkrig 1861 - 1865. Beskrivelse af søslaget ved Hampton Roads 9. marts 1862, hvor de to panserskibe USS Monitor og CSS Virginia fra hhv. nordstaterne og sydstaterne udkæmpede det første søslag, hvor panserskibe deltog og forandrede søkrigsførelsen for altid samt beskrivelse af begivenhederne før og efter søslaget. Bogen er forsynet med kort plancher og beskrivelse af nordstaternes og sydstaternes flåder Nordstaterne. Nordstatsflåden. Unionsflåden. Søløjtnant John Latimer Worden, USN. Sydstaterne. Amerikas konfødererede stater. Konføderationen. Sydstatsflåden. Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan, CSN Born in Connecticut, Welles became the owner and editor of the Hartford Times newspaper in 1826.