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Confederate Navy Ironclad Program is the account of the design, construction, and engagements of the Confederate Navy’s ironclad warships. It is a perplexing story. On the one hand, it is the description of vision, ingenuity, and courage, coupled with grim perseverance and determination. On the other hand, it is a sad tale of frustration, innumerable delays, and proof of the ancient adage of “too little too late.” Plagued by lack of materials and experienced shipbuilders, the South nevertheless managed to build and name 34 iron-armored warships of which the navy commissioned 25 and put into service. Except for the Albemarle, no Confederate ironclad was sunk or destroyed by enemy action. Overtaken by events on the ground, most were destroyed by their own crews to prevent them from falling into the hands of Union forces. Born amidst war and invasion, hampered by lack of materials and shipbuilding facilities, the Southern Navy in its four years-plus existence compiled a record of unsurpassed resourcefulness, courage, and ingenuity. A fundamental example of this courage and ingenuity was the design, construction, and performance in battle of their ironclad warships. These armored vessels best illustrate the hardships under which the naval construction program operated, as well as just what the Southern navy could accomplish once they were completed and were brought to bear against the enemy.

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"""Campbell is a seasoned historical storyteller...informative, well referenced...an enjoyable read...heartily recommended""--Civil War Navy; ""impressively informative...recommended""--Midwest Book Review."

Campbell is a seasoned historical storyteller...informative, well referenced...an enjoyable read...heartily recommended --Civil War Navy; impressively informative...recommended --Midwest Book Review.

impressively informative...recommended --Midwest Book Review.

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Writer, editor and historian R. Thomas Campbell is a retired health systems consultant who lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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