Sea Eagle

The Civil War Memoir of LCdr. William B. Cushing, U.S.N.

184 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cushing managed to get an appointment as a master's mate on one of the warships of a blockading squadron. Cushing's daring and exceptional performance in battle led to a spectacular rise in rank, responsibility, and reputation. His military career culminated in his torpedoing of the Confederate ironclad Albemarle on the Roanoke River in 1864, an operation he executed under heavy enemy fire. This new and fully annotated edition of Cushing's memoir, originally written in 1867–1868, conveys the excitement and drama of a truly extraordinary Civil War naval career.

• Reihe: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9780742570535
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.08.2009
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Herausgegeben von: Alden R. Carter