Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865 - Softcover

Merli, Frank J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253217350 ISBN 13: 9780253217356

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2005

Synopsis

A masterful account of Confederate naval strategy and personnel... [and] the response of Britain to the efforts of the Confederacy to acquire a navy in Britain and thus traverse Britain’s neutral obligations." ―American Historical Review

This book, originally issued in 1970, describes the frustrated, faltering, and sometimes heroic attempts of the Confederacy to circumvent British neutrality and build a navy in Great Britain during the American Civil War. The story possesses many of the elements of good fiction: there are the sharply rendered principal actors; the suspense and narrative excitement of the adventures of the Southern raiders; and the cunning appraisals of diplomatic intrigues, maneuverings, and oversights. This is a readable and illuminating account of the diplomatic maneuverings behind the Confederacy’s failed attempt to enlist British aid for the secessionist cause.

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"A masterful account of Confederate naval strategy and personnel ... [and] the response of Britain to the efforts of the Confederacy to acquire a navy in Britain and thus traverse Britain's neutral obligations."

"A masterful account...." --American Historical Review

A masterful account....

"A masterful account...." American Historical Review"

"A masterful account...." American Historical Review

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"A masterful account...." --American Historical Review

Review:

A masterful account . . . . Source: American Historical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0253217350
• ISBN 13: 9780253217356
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372