"TMPer wrote a book on the Civil War" Topic

Someone here wrote an interesting ACW book that is available on Kindle. I was going to buy it but waited until I finished reading "A Peace to End All Peace". That was a hard slog but is finally over. In my dotage, I've forgotten who wrote the ACW book, the title, etc. If anyone can recall please refresh my memory.

And Amazon was reminding me of it until recently. Oh, the joy of aging. Beats the alternative though.

Was it Scott Mingus? John Michael Priest perhaps? Both are on TMP.

Found it, Don Lowry's "Over the River", about Chancellorsville and Vicksburg campaigns. Eventually the motor turns over and starts up.

Thanks for the heads up

I doubt the author of: Clad In Iron: The American Civil War and the Challenge of British Naval Power Paperback – 31 Jan 2010
by Howard J. Fuller (Author) is on this site.

I have heard mixed reviews about this book. Has anyone read it as ironclad gaming is interesting? :)

By the way, I've started reading the book and it's excellent.

GeneralLee63,

I read Clad in Iron several years ago. From what I recall, the author's thesis is that, at least after the initial panic caused by CSS Virginia, the primary purposes of the U.S. ironclad building program was to deter the U.K. from becoming involved in the war. I'm skeptical of that assertion, though I don't have the familiarity with the primary sources to critique it, and even if it was the case, it seems to not have had any effect on U.K. decision making.

The book's focus is on the nontechnical aspects of U.S. ironclad construction much more so than the actions involving the ironclads, and it delves quite deeply into the bureaucratic politics of the ironclad board. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're specifically interested in that aspect of the program.

If you're looking for a technical overview of U.S. ironclads, I suggest Canney, The Old Steam Navy: The Ironclads 1812-1815. There are a number of books covering the actions involving the ironclads—McPherson, War on the Waters is a good overview.