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Civil War Ironclads supplies the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the U.S. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition program of unprecedented size and complexity. To meet these challenges, the Navy established a "project office" that was virtually independent of the existing administrative system. The office spearheaded efforts to broaden the naval industrial base and develop a marine fleet of ironclads by granting shipbuilding contracts to inland firms. Under the intense pressure of a wartime economy, it learned to support its high-technology vessels while incorporating the lessons of combat.
But neither the broadened industrial base nor the advanced management system survived the return of peace. Cost overruns, delays, and technical blunders discredited the embryonic project office, while capital starvation and never-ending design changes crippled or ruined almost every major builder of ironclads. When Navy contracts evaporated, so did the shipyards. Contrary to widespread belief, Roberts concludes, the ironclad program set Navy shipbuilding back a generation.
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The Confederate States Marine Corps: The Rebel Leathernecks
Ralph W. Donnelly
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Filled with information... Roughly put together........1998-06-30
Rebel Leathernecks is one of the most interesting books I have read recent years telling the story of the Confederate States Marine Corps in detail I never knew exsisted. I found the statistics very useful in my own personal research. I reccommend this book if you are interested in the Civil War and the Marine Corps in particular. It gives insight on a side of the Corps many Marines themselves are not aware of.
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- So Many American Civilians Just Don't Get It
- Helluva book, Oh and E.B. sledge isn't dead
- By a veteran of the physical and psychological scars of war
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China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II
E. B. Sledge
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Hailed as "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war" by acclaimed author Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed remains the most powerful and moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. Now, with his long-awaited sequel, China Marine, E. B. Sledge continues his story where With the Old Breed left off and recounts the compelling conclusion of his Marine career. After Japan's surrender in 1945, Sledge and his company were sent to China to maintain order and to calm the seething cauldron of political and ideological unrest created by opposing factions. His regiment was the first Marine unit to return to the ancient city of Peiping (now Beijing) where they witnessed the last of old China and the rise of the Communist state. Sledge also recounts the difficulty of returning to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama, and resuming civilian life while haunted by shadows of close combat. Through the discipline of writing and the study of biology, Sledge shows how he came to terms with the terrifying memories that had plagued him for years. Poignant and compelling, China Marine provides a frank depiction of the real costs of war, emotional and psychological as well as physical, and reveals the enduring bond that develops between men who face the horrors of war.
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So Many American Civilians Just Don't Get It.......2007-07-30
After WWII and the follow-on duty in China, the author decided to enroll at Auburn University. The female from the Registrar's Office "slammed her pencil on the table and said in a loud, exasperated voice, 'Didn't the Marine Corps teach you anything?' A gasp ran through the crowd, and you could have heard a pin drop."
Veteran Marine Sledge said in a loud, calm voice: "Lady, there was a killing war. The Marine Corps taught me how to kill Japs and try to survive. Now, if that don't fit into any academic course, I'm sorry. But some of us had to do the killing -- and most of my buddies got killed or wounded."
On the last page, the author writes a powerful, thought-provoking message for the great mass of spoiled Americans (94% today are not vets) who never served. He reminds them that the Japanese soldier was "imbued with the Code of Bushido (Code of the Warrier) and yamata damashii (the fighting power of Japan). If we had not defeated an army that thought it was unbeatable, who knows how many American cities might have shared the horrid Rape of Nanking."
Helluva book, Oh and E.B. sledge isn't dead.......2005-07-25
A fine book on a marine in the process of occupation duty clearly a true standout to the thousands of marine corps memoirs, and on a personal note E.B. Sledge isn't dead I am watching him on the t.v., on the show 'D-day's in the South Pacific'. This is a fine book and really worth reading, even though i personally felt he should have made sergeant and at least received a bronze star though he felt being there was enough. I personally thank all the men who fought and died for our freedom in any war, for any cause.
By a veteran of the physical and psychological scars of war.......2004-02-09
China Marine: An Infantryman's Life After World War II is the powerful World War II memoir of E. B. Sledge and the sequel to his "With The Old Breed: At Peleliu And Okinawa". Sledge is a veteran of the physical and psychological scars of war, and this former Marine narrates the end of the old China and the rise of the Communist state through the eyes of someone who was there and saw it all. Sledge also presents the troubles of having to adapt to civilian life when the era of combat had faded. A moving true story of balancing life with the immense demands of nobly serving one's country, China Marine is a welcome and recommended contribution to the growing library of World War II era biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
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Illustrated by Dan Nance
During the Civil War, Union forces blockade the port of Charleston so the Confederate army seeks a way to attack the Yankee ships. George Dixon is part of the group of men given the task of creating and building the "fish boat," a submarine. The H.L. Hunley ultimately sets out on its mission to sink Yankee ships, but fails to return, its whereabouts unknown. For more than 100 years, the mystery of the Hunley and the fate of its crew stayed buried. The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin recounts the story of the "fish boat," through its creation and mission, to its ultimate recovery and final voyage home.
Fran Hawk and her husband live in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, near several Hunley landmarks. For the past ten years, she has enjoyed her job as a children's librarian in her local school district. Currently she works in a small alternative high school for at-risk students. She writes a weekly children's book review column for the Charleston Post and Courier and writes freelance articles for magazines.
Dan Nance has published dozens of extraordinary and provocative images of the Civil War. Agraduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Dan's work has graced numerous book and magazine covers and is widely respected by both scholars and historical interpreters alike. Dan has works in the permanent collection of the South Carolina State Museum. He lives with his family in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Not a Kid.......2004-11-20
I'm not a kid and I loved this book. Its engaging and yet true to the history and the times of the American Civil War. I would think the folks in South Carolina that worked so hard to bring the Hunley back to life would find this book a real gem. The Hunley Museum Store should be able to sell lots of them. I recommend it for folks of ALL ages.
Pure gold.......2004-11-15
This book is an amazing introduction to the history of the Civil War era submarine Hunley. Focused on the most intriguing legend surrounding its captain, Fran Hawk wonderfully recounts the history of the submarine and its tragic end. She deftly steers the story into the modern day, aided by wonderful illustrations. Give this book to every kid on your Christmas list - get them out from behind the video games and into history.
The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin.......2004-11-05
Finally, a true adventure story for children that is both historically accurate and wonderfully told. This account of the Hunley is much more than a history lesson. It brings to life the young Lieutenant George Dixon and the fiesty Southern belle whose gift of love once saved him. Fran Hawk takes young readers on a great Civil War adventure from Mobile, Alabama, across the battlefield at Shiloh, through the blocade at Charleston and down inside the first submarine ever to sink a war ship. Her story plants the feet of young readers firmly on the moonlit deck of the ill-fated Union Housatonic moments before she went down, and then leads them onto the sandy, dark beach at Sullivan's Island where a signal fire burned.
Fast-forward more than two centuries. Hawk takes readers offshore with adventurer Clive Cussler to the discovery of a lifetime. She presents the recovered sub in its research laboratory and reveals its many intriguing secrets, one by one.
The book is beautifully - and accurately - illustrated on every page.
Here's a terrific and absolutely true children's adventure book that parents will also enjoy.
Steve Mullins
Metro Editor
The Post and Courier
Charleston, S.C.
Reviewer's note: Hawk writes a weekly column about children's books in the Family Life section of The Post and Courier newspaper.
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"Journals of nineteenth-century U.S. Marines are rare, and Henry Gusley's is a truly outstanding account of the shipboard experiences and observations of an enlisted marine.... Edward Cotham's scholarship in the introduction and in annotating the journal is outstanding, and he has drawn on the appropriate sources. This is one of the best jobs of editing in the field."
—Joseph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University
"I found Gusley's 'notebook' fascinating, informative, and ultimately moving.... Civil War historians will find the information about the inner workings and day-to-day life aboard U.S. naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Mexico and the major river systems of the Trans-Mississippi interior highly informative.... This book should also find a popular audience. Bright, literate, constantly upbeat, and good-humored despite the many difficult circumstances he found himself in, Gusley is good company for his readers."
—Patrick Kelly, Associate Professor of History, University of Texas at San Antonio
On September 28, 1863, the
Galveston Tri-Weekly News caught its readers' attention with an item headlined "A Yankee Note-Book." It was the first installment of a diary confiscated from U.S. Marine Henry O. Gusley, who had been captured at the Battle of Sabine Pass. Gusley's diary proved so popular with readers that they clamored for more, causing the newspaper to run each excerpt twice until the whole diary was published. For many in Gusley's Confederate readership, his diary provided a rare glimpse into the opinions and feelings of an ordinary Yankee—an enemy whom, they quickly discovered, it would be easy to regard as a friend.
This book contains the complete text of Henry Gusley's Civil War diary, expertly annotated and introduced by Edward Cotham. One of the few journals that have survived from U.S. Marines who served along the Gulf Coast, it records some of the most important naval campaigns of the Civil War, including the spectacular Union success at New Orleans and the embarrassing defeats at Galveston and Sabine Pass. It also offers an unmatched portrait of daily life aboard ship. Accompanying the diary entries are previously unpublished drawings by Daniel Nestell, a doctor who served in the same flotilla and eventually on the same ship as Gusley, which depict many of the locales and events that Gusley describes.
Together, Gusley's diary and Nestell's drawings are like picture postcards from the Civil War—vivid, literary, often moving dispatches from one of "Uncle Sam's nephews in the Gulf."
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The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine.......2007-02-24
This is an excellent resource for learning about the life and duties of Marines during the Civil War. There are only a few existing personal accounts of Marines during that period. Gusley details a lot about daily shipboard life and the actions that he was involved in. Coupled with the drawings of the one of the doctors on board his ship, it makes for a good read for the history buff or the Civil War Marine or Navy re-enactor. As a former Marine and re-enactor, I highly recommend this book.
Yankee Marine Diary.......2006-11-05
As other reviews have pointed out, there are loads of Civil War diaries. What makes this unique is because it is by a Marine. The Marine forces were very small compared to the Army and Navy forces of both combatants. This was particularly interesting to me as some of his travels brought him along the Texas Gulf Coast, not very far from where I live. It is obvious from his writings that Marine duty with the Navy blockades in the South could be very boring at times. I enjoyed the book.
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In Confederate Shipbuilding, William N. Still Jr. cogently demonstrates the real grounds for the Confederacy's failure to build a successful navy. The South's major problems with shipbuilding concerned facilities, materials, and labor. To each of these subjects the author devotes a chapter, and then concludes by joining these problems to the larger issues of the Civil War.
Still argues that the Confederate navy's difficulties in construction were mainly caused by military, geographic, and political factors--not by lack of resources or the inefficiency of Southern naval officers. Problems caused by internal dissension--states' rights quarrels and interservice rivalries--were characteristic of other theaters of the war; yet, Still shows, the navy was particularly affected, being the stepchild of a war department that was land-minded. This careful study therefore contributes not only to our understanding of the failure of the Southern shipbuilding program, but also to our knowledge of the reasons for the downfall of the Confederate States of America.
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A brief study of Confederate shipbuilding.......2007-08-12
William N. Still, Jr.'s "Confederate Shipbuilding" is a short, older (1969 for the 1st edition, 1987 2nd edition) study of the Confederacy's wartime shipbuilding program. Brevity can be a virtue, but in such a narrow subject appealing to fewer readers, it fails to satiate the reader's appetite. This quick read is divided into just five chapters: The Program, Facilities, Materials, Labor, and Conclusions.
The author uses a simple narrative format for his 81 pages of text. Eleven pages of notes, nine pages of bibliography, and an index follow. There are a few lined drawings of ships and ordnance as well as some sketches. Notably absent are any tables to provide the reader with a better statistical understanding or summary. There are no maps to illustrate the various centers of shipbuilding, ordnance, etc.
Still's discussion and conclusions appear well supported and I find little fault with them. He points to problems such as the government's laissez-faire approach to war industry and Davis' reluctance to intercede using central authority even in squabbles between departments. He downplays the lack of production facilities for the most part and instead focuses on the more critical lack of transport, raw materials, and labor.
The South lacked sufficient rail transport to move raw materials and fuel to production facilities as well as moving the armor plate to the shipyards to be fitted. The resultant delays were catastrophic to the CS Navy's efforts. By necessity, the naval building program had to be distributed, but that also meant it required prompt transportation--something the South's lagging infrastructure could not accommodate.
Material like iron and coal were also not available in sufficient quantities at the foundries to keep them fully operational. Some of this was due to transport limitations, some to the misfortunes of losing territory, and some to insufficient available labor.
The labor shortage is one that appears to have been mostly due to the Davis' administration's mismanagement. Skilled artisans and mechanics were too often retained by the army or conscripted. Davis and the Secretaries of War failed to appreciate the negative impact this had on war effort of key industries. For want of a few men, the whole war effort suffered. Slaves were increasingly used for skilled positions to attempt to fill the void.
The building program itself perhaps suffered most from trying to build too many vessels at once. Many vessels were never completed or were burned to prevent capture--a waste of effort the South could ill afford.
This is more of a summary work than a definitive analysis. The reader can find most of the same information in larger works about the Confederate Navy and supply.
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Within months of the attack, author Eric Hammel was granted an historic opportunity to interview survivors of the bombing and those who came to their rescue. This book is their story and the story of the Marines' mission in Lebanon, including largely unreported battles fought in and around Beirut. Using recollections from the nearly 200 people interviewed, the book recounts in vivid detail the terrorist attack on unit headquarters, and how the survivors came out alive.
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Must read for history buffs.......2006-01-21
Good account of the big picture of the events leading up to the "bomb blast". I wish it covered the operations afterwards more, but good none the less.
An Eye Opening Heart Breaker.......2005-12-05
A chronicle of all that can go wrong when misguided policies and intentions expose our troops to dangers and horrific results that could well have been avoided or, at the very least, mitigated. The Marines in Beirut were forced to abandon every precept of defensive theory ~ billeted in a single, exposed structure, for instance ~ to satisfy the political "don't make it look like we're there to DO something" heebeejeebees of the Administration. You will weep like a baby at the heroics; not just of the rescues after the bombing, but of the incredible difficulties the Marines faced just walking the streets among the warring factions. The Rules of Engagement did not allow them to return fire (which is happening at this moment in another Middle East conflict) without utilizing a torturous chain of command process, most times resulting in denying them permission to defend themselves. As you can imagine, it became open season on Marines. And, if you care about our troops at all, you will be seething with anger at their impotence and treatment by the Administration, the DOD and State Department.
This is a magnificent book. These are lessons that have yet to be learned. The only ones who suffer for such political restrictions are the people we should be cherishing and protecting with all the power at our command, if we need send them in harm's way.
Semper Fi.
Wonderful, the truth.......2004-02-14
This wonderful account tells the story of the peacekeeping Americans who came to Beirut to help aid the peace efforts of the international community. Instead the Americans only found bloodshed as fascist terrorists bombed their barracks and their embassy, all this because the Americans dared to try to prevent the genocide taking place against the christians of lebanon. This book explains how the terrorists bombed the americans so the americans would leave and the terrorists could go back to committing genocide while no one watched. A wonderful account, a great anecdote that shows how the war on terror should not be fought.
International Terrorism made heroic.......2000-09-24
This books makes the tragic marine occupation a heroic act, one warranted and needed, while ignoring the absolutlely unarguable role "The Root" played in advancing the United State's colonial-style role in the Middle East. This book should not ignore the Marines who died but make clear that they, like the Lebanese and Palestinians, are the victims of the United States attempt to gain contorl over the region. It was the United States who incited and allowed Isreal to attack Lebanon, the United States who funded the Isrealis, and the United States who can be counted as responsible for the massacres in Sabra, Shatilla, and the chaos brought upon Beirut. This book hails the actions of the government as heroic, ignoring their self-intereseted, despotic, international tyranny and attempts to gain power at any end, over the lives of Marines, Lebanese, and Palestinians. The Root would be better known as The Massacre.
Well done.......2000-09-15
A very good book that tells it like it is. I know, I was there. Mr. Hammel's book should be required reading in every high school in America.
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The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River. Marines wearing blue and grey fought in many dramatic actions afloat and ashore – ship-to-ship engagements, cutting-out expeditions, and coastal landings. This book offers a comprehensive summary of all such battles, illustrated with rare early photographs, and meticulously researched color plates detailing the often obscure minutiae of Marine uniforms and equipment.
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A good look at a little-known subject.......2006-02-26
Marines, both Union and Confederate, played a very minor role in the Civil War...but they were there. This book is the first one I've seen that examined them in any detail.
I could wish it had more information, but stuff about the CS Marine Corps, in particular, is very scarce. That said, I can recommend it to anybody with an interest.
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- Ellet's Brigade -- a great yarn
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Ellet's Brigade: The Strangest Outfit of All (History Book Club Selection)
Chester G. Hearn
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Soon after the start of the Civil War, during the naval buildup on the central Mississippi River, celebrated civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr., formed the Ram Fleet under U.S. secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton. Perhaps the most bizarre unit organized by the Union, the rams were shunned by both the army and navy as superfluous instruments of war. However, on June 6, 1862, they proved their worth by defeating the Confederate River Defense Fleet ironclads at Memphis while the U.S. Navy simply watched. In this lively study, Chester G. Hearn details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet's fleet, reviving the history of this fascinating but forgotten brigade. AUTHOR BIO: Chester G. Hearn is the author of many books on the Civil War, including Gray Raiders of the Sea; The Capture of New Orleans, 1862; When the Devil Came Down to Dixie: Ben Butler in New Orleans; and Six Years of Hell: Harpers Ferry During the Civil War. He lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Ellet's Brigade -- a great yarn.......2000-06-14
When many people think of naval action in the Civil War, they likely think of the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack. Ellet's Brigade is about the "brown water" action that took place around Vicksburg before and after the seige of that Confederate city. The brigade was run by a visionary, Charles Ellet, Jr., who believed the way to defeat the Confederate river navy was to use inexpensive, expendable rams. His thinking led to the Union victory at Memphis, where he was killed. After Ellet's death, no one knew what to do with the fleet of rams. Rear Admiral Porter, with the help of Ellet's relatives, developed a Marine unit and used the rams as part of a counter insurgency group against rebel guerrilla activities. Ultimately this effort failed, because there was no effective chain of command over the brigade. The brigade essentially ran itself and during the years following Memphis hurt the Union effort in the west as much as it helped it. Author Chester G. Hearn does a great job moving the story forward and documenting the facts. This is a good read and well worth any Civil War buff's time. I strongly recommend it.
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Civil War Small Arms of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
John D. McAulay
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From renowned author John D. McAulay comes the first reliable and comprehensive guide to the firearms and edged weapons of the Civil War Navy and Marine Corps. This fascinating book starts during the 1850s, and then proceeds to cover each of the war years in surprising detail, listing specific weapons used on specific ships and in specific engagements. The variety of weapons covered is amazing. Arms inventories for nearly 400 vessels are carefully transcribed for your use, showing guns, swords pikes, knives and accoutrements. 216 black and white photos, coated paper and cover art by famous nautical artist Tom Freeman. See why Norm Flayderman calls this "a highly significant addition to the lore of American arms history...the cornerstone for understanding this subject."
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