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Ironclads and big guns of the Confederacy : the journal and letters of John M. Brooke
- Title
- Ironclads and big guns of the Confederacy : the journal and letters of John M. Brooke / edited by George M. Brooke, Jr.
- Author
- Brooke, John M. (John Mercer), 1826-1906.
- Publication
- Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2002.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Brooke, George M.
- Description
- xv, 256 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Studies in maritime history
- Subjects
- Confederate States of America > Navy > Ordnance and ordnance stores
- Virginia (Ironclad)
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations, Confederate
- Confederate States of America > Navy > Officers > Correspondence
- Brooke, John M (John Mercer), 1826-1906 > Diaries
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate
- Inventors > Confederate States of America > Biography
- Confederate States of America > Navy > Officers > Diaries
- Brooke, John M (John Mercer), 1826-1906 > Correspondence
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Brooke's actions on the eve of war -- Brooke's resignation from the United States Navy and appointment to Confederate service -- Conversion of the Merrimac to the Virginia and experiments in ordnance -- The Virginia in Hampton Roads -- James River defense, inventions, personal woes, and promotion -- Developments in ordnance -- Personal sorrow and continued activity in ordnance -- Hard work to the end -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- IKL 02-4317
- ISBN
- 1570034184 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2001005642
- OCLC
- 48014807
- Author
- Brooke, John M. (John Mercer), 1826-1906.
- Title
- Ironclads and big guns of the Confederacy : the journal and letters of John M. Brooke / edited by George M. Brooke, Jr.
- Imprint
- Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2002.
- Series
- Studies in maritime history
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
- Added Author
- Brooke, George M.
- Research Call Number
- IKL 02-4317