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Commanding Lincoln's navy : Union naval leadership during the Civil War /
The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Annapolis, Md. :
Naval Institute Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and politically, to the war effort as the Army, so he delegated authority to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, who divided the Navy into six squadrons and hand-picked their commanders. This book examines Welles selections and why he appointed them. While noting that the officers records, char. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 324 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1612515177 9781612515175 |