{"product_id":"iron-dawn-the-monitor-the-merrimack-and-the-civil-war-sea-battle-that-changed-history-paperback","title":"Iron Dawn: The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle That Changed History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly absorbing account of one of history's most momentous battles\" (\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power--from acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who \"writes with verve and a keen eye\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, took a radical step to combat the Union blockade, building an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e. The North got word of the project, and, in panicky desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e, an entirely revolutionary iron warship. Rushed through to completion in just one hundred days, it mounted only two guns, but they were housed in a shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn, only to arrive to find the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack \u003c\/i\u003ehad already sunk half the Union fleet--and would be back to finish the job. When she returned, the \u003ci\u003eMonitor \u003c\/i\u003ewas there. She fought the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e to a standstill, and, many believe, saved the Union cause. As soon as word of the fight spread, Great Britain--the foremost sea power of the day--ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old tradition ended and the naval future opened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, \u003ci\u003eIron Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e \"renders all previous accounts of the encounter between the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e as obsolete as wooden war ships\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). Richard Snow brings to vivid life the tensions of the time in this \"lively tale of science, war, and clashing personalities\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772067479840,"sku":"9781476794198","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d39326a6b38d12b3e100d7a0ac9850c0.webp?v=1780399074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/iron-dawn-the-monitor-the-merrimack-and-the-civil-war-sea-battle-that-changed-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}