Confederate Raider: Raphael Semmes of the Alabama - Couverture rigide

Taylor, John M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0028810864 ISBN 13 : 9780028810867

Editeur : Brassey's Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Raphael Semmes was the Confederacy's most famous naval officer. Many of his Northern contemporaries, however, considered the Yankee-hating Semmes nothing more than a pirate. In either guise, Semmes commanded the most successful sea raider of all time. During a two-year cruise, his Alabama took nearly 100 Federal merchant vessels out of the war and became a household word on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. Her final battle, off the coast of France against the USS Kearsarge, was an epic clash befitting the last one-on-one duel of wooden ships. A commander who carried out his mission without being able to call in a Southern port and whose crew had no allegiance to the Confederacy, Semmes is a compelling figure in American military history. John M. Taylor is the author of "William Henry Seward: Lincoln's Right Hand" and "General Maxwell Taylor: The Sword and the Pen".

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brassey's Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0028810864
• ISBN 13: 9780028810867
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible