Laird Rams
Britain's Ironclads Built for the Confederacy, 1862-1923
Built in Birkenhead, England, from 1862 to 1865, the Laird rams were two innovative armored warships intended for service with the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. The vessels represented a substantial threat to Union naval power, and offered the Confederacy a potential means to break the Union blockade of the Southern coastline. During 1863, the critical year of the Confederacy's last hope of recognition by the British and French, President Lincoln threatened war with Britain if the ships ever sailed under Confederate colors. Built in some secrecy, then launched on the River Mersey under intense international scrutiny, the ships were f…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4766-8276-1
- EAN: 9781476682761
- Produktnummer: 36215695
- Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.1 cm 413 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 413
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