Overview
The book tells of Stephen R. Mallory's support of naval inventions, strategy, and ideas. It also sheds light on the the successes and failures of Jefferson Davis. Durkin gives a well-balanced biography of Mallory and his life in the Confederate navy.
Full Product Details
Author: Joseph T. Durkin
Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
Imprint: The University of Alabama Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.700kg
ISBN: 9780817352417
ISBN 10: 0817352414
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 03 July 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Mallory... directed the Confederate navy department with a great deal of skill and in the Davis cabinet was second in ability only to Judah P. Benjamin.... For [his] difficult job he was better fitted than any other Southern politician, and he made policy with a laudable imagination... the author has constructed a well-proportioned biography. - Mississippi Valley Historical Review; """"Mallory was willing to back naval inventions, strategy, and ideas, undeterred by newness. The successes and failures of Confederate naval innovations require a precise balancing in order to determine Mallory's place in history. To a considerable extent this has been done by Father Durkin.... [Confederate Navy Chief also] throws much light on the larger subject of the successes and failures of Jefferson Davis."""" - The Journal of Southern History
Mallory... directed the Confederate navy department with a great deal of skill and in the Davis cabinet was second in ability only to Judah P. Benjamin.... For [his] difficult job he was better fitted than any other Southern politician, and he made policy with a laudable imagination... the author has constructed a well-proportioned biography. - Mississippi Valley Historical Review; Mallory was willing to back naval inventions, strategy, and ideas, undeterred by newness. The successes and failures of Confederate naval innovations require a precise balancing in order to determine Mallory's place in history. To a considerable extent this has been done by Father Durkin.... [Confederate Navy Chief also] throws much light on the larger subject of the successes and failures of Jefferson Davis. - The Journal of Southern History
Author Information
Joseph T. Durkin, S. J. (deceased) was a Professor of History at Georgetown University and editor of John Dooley, Confederate Soldier: His War Journal.
