Civil War Ironclads The U. S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization |
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| Author:
| Roberts, William H. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8751-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $71.99 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......