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OverviewThe part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River. Marines wearing blue and grey fought in many dramatic actions afloat and ashore – ship-to-ship engagements, cutting-out expeditions, and coastal landings. This book offers a comprehensive summary of all such battles, illustrated with rare early photographs, and meticulously researched color plates detailing the often obscure minutiae of Marine uniforms and equipment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron Field , Richard HookPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No. 112 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.216kg ISBN: 9781841767680ISBN 10: 1841767689 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 29 October 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction · US Marines in the Civil War · On the battlefield · Blockading · Amphibious landings · Sea battles and major assaults · Uniforms, weapons and equipment · CS Marines in the Civil War · Coastal Marines · On the High Seas · Uniforms, weapons and equipmentReviewsRon Field is an acknowledged authority on the ACW ... In American Civil War Marines 1861-65, [he] details all the engagements in which the Corps was involved during the whole of that unhappy period ... This book would be an invaluable addition to the library of any student of the ACW -ALan Caton, Toy Soldier & Model Figure (April 2008) Ron Field is an acknowledged authority on the ACW ... In American Civil War Marines 1861-65, [he] details all the engagements in which the Corps was involved during the whole of that unhappy period ... This book would be an invaluable addition to the library of any student of the ACW. --ALan Caton, Toy Soldier & Model Figure (April 2008) Author InformationRon Field was Head of History at the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water, until his retirement in 2007. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982, he taught History at Piedmont High School in California from 1982 to 1983. Ron was also associate editor of the Confederate Historical Society of Great Britain, from 1983 to 1992. He is an internationally acknowledged expert on US military history, and was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, in 2005. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, earning an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; he has illustrated more than 45 Osprey titles, and recently wrote and illustrated Men-at-Arms 408 'Warriors at the Little Bighorn'. Richard is married and lives in Sussex. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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