Hurricane of Fire The Union Assault on Fort Fisher |
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| Author:
| Robinson, Charles M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55750-720-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1998 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.60 |
Book Description:
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Based on exhaustive primary-source research, this is the first full history - from a naval perspective - of the fort on North Carolina's Cape Fear River and its little-known significance as both the Achilles' heel of the Union blockade and the lifeline of the Confederacy. Robinson vigorously disputes traditional explanations for the Union's inaction and the sacking of Adm. Samuel Lee with often embarrassing new findings.
Based on exhaustive primary-source research, this is the first full history - from a naval perspective - of the fort on North Carolina's Cape Fear River and its little-known significance as both the Achilles' heel of the Union blockade and the lifeline of the Confederacy. Robinson vigorously disputes traditional explanations for the Union's inaction and the sacking of Adm. Samuel Lee with often embarrassing new findings.