Ironclads and Big Guns of the Confederacy : The Journal and Letters of John M. Brooke /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooke, John M. (John Mercer), 1826-1906
Other Authors: Brooke, George M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brooke, John M. > (John Mercer), > 1826-1906 > Diaries.
Brooke, John M. > (John Mercer), > 1826-1906 > Correspondence.
Confederate States of America. > Navy > Officers > Diaries.
Confederate States of America. > Navy > Officers > Correspondence.
Virginia (Ironclad)
Confederate States of America. > Navy > Ordnance and ordnance stores.
HISTORY / Military / Naval
Inventors > Confederate States of America > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations, Confederate.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Brooke's actions on the eve of war
  • Brooke's resignation from the United States Navy and appointment to Confederate service
  • Conversion of the Merrimac to the Virginia and experiments in ordnance
  • The Virginia in Hampton Roads
  • James River defense, inventions, personal woes, and promotion
  • Developments in ordnance
  • Personal sorrow and continued activity in ordnance
  • Hard work to the end.

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