Angus Konstam

Confederate Raider 1861-65 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Bryan, Tony

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents.

One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines the way in which these craft were converted or specially built to perform their role. It details not only the way these craft were operated and manned, but also their brutal attacks, daring escapes and climatic battles against the large numbers of Union warships forced to hunt them down.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472852274
• Artikelnr.: 62084160

Autorenporträt

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years experience. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware - armour, small arms, aircraft and ships. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Early Development of the Raiding Fleet
James Bulloch's British Raiders
The Business of Commerce Raiding
Crew
Operational History of the Confederate Raiders
Gunnery
Bibliography
Color Plate Commentary
Index