Strangling the Confederacy: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War by Kevin Dougherty
Contents:
Introduction
The Key Federals
The Key Confederates
Blockade and the Navy Board
The Atlantic Campaign
Hatteras Inlet: The Pattern is Formed
Port Royal Sound: The Triumph of the Plan
Fernandina and Jacksonville: The Army is Overextended
Fort Pulaski: Rifled Artillery's First Breach of Masonry
The Burnside Expedition
Roanoke Island: Amphibious Proving Ground
New Bern: Expanded Logistical Impact of the Coastal War
Fort Macon: Final Victory of the Burnside Expedition
The Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign: A Failure in Cooperation
The Gulf Campaign
Ship Island: Setting the Stage
New Orleans: The Price of Unpreparedness
Pensacola: The Confederacy is Stretched Too Thin
Galveston: A Federal Setback
Tougher Challenges
Charleston: Too Strong from the Sea
Mobile Bay: Damn the Torpedoes
Fort Fisher: The Final Chapter
The Coastal War and the Elements of Operational Design
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Item Condition: This softcover is in Very Good condition. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. There are no names, stamps or marks inside from previous owners. The cover has some minor shelfwear.
Dimensions are approx: 9" x 6" x 0.75"
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