The Sinking of the Uss Cairo - Couverture rigide

Wideman, John C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0878056173 ISBN 13 : 9780878056170

Editeur : University Press of Mississippi, 1993

Synopsis

In 1862 a Confederate team torpedoed the Union's showpiece gunboat, the USS Cairo. It sank into the Yazoo River in minutes and rested there for 102 years, until it was salvaged in 1964 to become a premier exhibit at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This is the story of the USS Cairo. Using family oral history and newly examined documents found in the US National Archives, this text aims to disprove some previous theories and to correct factual errors found in earlier reports, including details of the weapon, identification of the torpedo crew, and illustrations of the five gunboats that engaged in the Yazoo battles.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Previously untold, the true story of the Union ironclad, the first man-of-war sunk in combat by a naval torpedo

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of Mississippi
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0878056173
• ISBN 13: 9780878056170
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible