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Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865

by Frank J. Merli
Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865

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ISBN13: 9780253217356
ISBN10: 0253217350
Condition: Standard


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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." --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....

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"A masterful account...." --American Historical Review Indiana University Press Indiana University Press

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A tale of intrigue about the attempts of the Confederacy to build a navy in Britain.

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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 inBritain and thus traverse Britain's neutral obligations. -- AmericanHistorical Review

This book, originally issued in 1970, describesthe frustrated, faltering, and sometimes heroic attempts of the Confederacy tocircumvent British neutrality and build a navy in Great Britain during the AmericanCivil War. The story possesses many of the elements of good fiction: there are thesharply rendered principal actors; the suspense and narrative excitement of theadventures of the Southern raiders; and the cunning appraisals of diplomaticintrigues, maneuverings, and oversights. This is a readable and illuminating accountof the diplomatic maneuverings behind the Confederacy's failed attempt to enlistBritish aid for the secessionist cause.


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CONTENTS

List of Illustrations 000

Foreword by Howard Jones 000

Preface 000

Acknowledgments 000

One

Problems and Plans 3

Two

Britain's Dilemma 19

Three

Cruisers: Part One 48

Four

Two Cruisers, Two Captains 74

Five

Diplomatic Interlude 100

Six

Cruisers: Part Two 117

Seven

Scottish Sea Monster 134

Eight

A Curious Case 161

Nine

Laird Rams: Part One 178

Ten

Laird Rams: Part Two 195

Eleven

Study in Contrasts 218

Twelve

Blockade Runners235

Thirteen

Conclusion 250

Bibliographical Essay 261

Notes 287

Index 335


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ISBN:
9780253217356
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
01/07/2005
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
342
Height:
.94IN
Width:
6.00IN
Thickness:
.94 in.
LCCN:
2004016805
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2004
UPC Code:
2800253217358
Author:
Frank J Merli
Author:
Frank J. Merli
Oth:
Howard Jones
Author:
Merli Frank J
Ed:
With a Foreword by Howard Jones Frank J
Author:
Frank Merli
Subject:
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Subject:
Confederate states of america
Subject:
History
Subject:
Confederate States of America History.
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
US History-1800 to Civil War

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