"Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865: An Illustrated ..." Topic

… Guide to the Fighting Vessels of the Union and the Confederacy.

"The Civil war may be mainly remembered for its infamous land battles, such as Gettsyburg, Manassas, and Shiloh, but its naval engagements announced a new kind of naval warfare, with the first-time use of ironclads, submarines, and torpedoes, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The conflict saw the use of paddle-driven river boats, steam warships, ram ships, sloops, cruisers, and the development of new ironclad ships such as low-lying monitors.Arranged by type of ship, Ships of the Civil War provides concise coverage of some of the most famous warships of the era, including: the seminal duel between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, the Confederate raider Alabama's demise off the USS Kearsage; and one of the first successful actions by a submarine, when CSS Hunley exploded a mine beneath the Federal gunboat USS Housatonic. The book also includes blockade runners, such as A.D. Vance and Hope; raiders, such as CSS Sumter and USS Quaker City; and cruisers, like the CSS Tallahassee, which spectacularly raided northern waters, destroying dozens of Federal merchantmen in the process.Filled with colorful artworks, expertly written background, and useful specifications of more than 120 fighting ships of the era, Ships of the Civil War is a handy guide to an often ignored aspect of the great struggle between North and South"

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Armand

Looks like it is coming out in September.

Thanks for the heads up. Looks to be a must buy.

"the first-time use of ironclads, submarines, and torpedoes"

…all used before the Civil War :-)

Looks interesting, I expect a copy will be in my bookcase fairly soon after publication.

Sounds a bit like this : link

but I'll definetly have a look.

I've got the one 20thmaine mentions. Do I need another ACW Naval book? Will have to see what it's like when it's released.

It does sound alot like the one 20thmaine mentioned of which I already have.

Happy you had enjoy it boys!.

Amicalement
Armand

By the way, GMT Games just released "Iron and Oak", an ACW naval boardgame. Check it out if the period interests you.

At first I thought it was the one that 20th mentioned.

Ditto regarding 20thmaine's post.
Russ

The blurb sounds very much like Gibbons' book, which I too have. But Gibbons' would appear to have the specifications of 1500 ships whilst this new one has just 120.

Still, I'll have a look when it comes out, and will probably buy a copy.

I have a great fondness for a book I discovered in my college library <mumble>teen years ago. Simply titled "Civil War Ironclads", by Robert MacBride. with line drawing illustrations. Even further back, when my interest in ironclads was blooming back in my elementary school years, American Heritage's "Ironclads of the Civil War" was my favorite.

I know it's been a month since the last posting on this book, but I can offer an update. At the Willamsburg VA Muster this past weekend I had a chance to see and peruse a copy of this new book. It may have some new verbiage written about each vessel/class covered, but I was very disappointed to see all the same colored drawings of ships that are in the Tony Gibbons book linked above, Warships & Naval Battles of the US Civil War. In going back and searching over the title page and dust jacket all the drawings are accredited to Tony. I would rather recommend Gibbon's original volume at a used and reduced price. Also try to find a copy of Gibbon's The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships, 1983. Most excellent coverage of the subject,beau coup drawings of other periods and countries , includes the ACW,and very highly recommended. Many of you know what I do (Thoroughbred Figures) and I find myself flipping thru both the last two mentioned works by Gibbons for ideas, inspiration, research and enjoyment. I cannot recommend the work/book kicking off this thread for the $34 USD asking price.
Toby Barrett

Toby
Thanks for the information. I was interested in the book. I did a search and the University here has a copy of The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships.

Thanks Toby, that's settled it for me. I'd spend the money I saved on your ships but that amount wouldn't even cover the postage these days I believe.

That's OK deep horse. It wasn't one of my motives for posting my non-recommendation,,,,,,but now that you mention the savings……….
Really though, Gibbons book on Battleships would be one of my five choices to have if stranded on a deserted island. The Bible would be too probably, but I'd have to think of the other three.
I know you're in UK and we US makers just had two pretty hefty postal increases – one recently just for packages – and things cost way more to ship internationally than they did say about a year ago.
Toby

After years of visiting…finally signed up to reply to this post. Bought this book at a Sam's last weekend for $12.99 USD! They had 6-7 copies.

Excellent first post!