Confederate Phoenix: The CSS Virginia"Described here in detail are: the mechanical difficulties uncovered during the Merrimack's early world cruises; the desperation and panic that led to her commitment to the flames along with the Gosport Navy Yard; the mad scramble by the Confederates to resurrect her as an ironclad warship, the heart-stopping two-day Battle of Hampton Roads where she destroyed two Union warships, damaged a third, and fought the equally innovative USS Monitor to a draw. Within two months, surrounded by an advancing enemy and unable to escape, she was scuttled by her own crew. Utilizing previously unpublished sources, the authors have pieced together a fascinating and unparalleled account of her design, construction, commitment to battle, and final destruction."--BOOK JACKET. |
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The USS Merrimack | 1 |
Flames over Norfolk | 23 |
A Navy Is Born | 46 |
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