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The Laird Rams: Britain's Ironclads Built for the Confederacy, 1862-1923

The Laird Rams: Britain's Ironclads Built for the Confederacy, 1862-1923 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew R. EnglishPublish date:2021-10-01Pages:213
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476682761ISBN-10:1476682763UPC:9781476682761Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, United States, Military ScienceBook Topic:Naval, Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SC0VBNVE27

Built in Birkenhead, England, from 1862 to 1865, the "Laird rams" were two innovative armored warships intended for service with the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. The vessels represented a substantial threat to Union naval power, and offered the Confederacy a potential means to break the Union blockade of the Southern coastline. During 1863, the critical year of the Confederacy's last hope of recognition by the British and French, President Lincoln threatened war with Britain if the ships ever sailed under Confederate colors. Built in some secrecy, then launched on the River Mersey under intense international scrutiny, the ships were first seized, and then purchased by Britain to avoid a war with the United States. These armored warships were largely forgotten after the Admiralty acquired them. Historians rarely mention these sister warships--if referred at all, they are given short shrift. This book provides the first complete history of these once famous ironclads that never fired a shot in anger yet served at distant stations as defenders of the British Empire.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476682761ISBN-10:1476682763UPC:9781476682761Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, United States, Military ScienceBook Topic:Naval, Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SC0VBNVE27
Andrew R. English earned his PhD in history from the University of Exeter. He is a retired U.S. Air Force officer with a service history around the globe in Oceania, Japan, Europe, and the Middle East, including Iraq, where he received the Bronze Star. He is currently a consultant in Washington, DC.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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