Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack --CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction

By Carl D. Park

Book Overview

The result of more than fifteen years of research, Ironclad Down is a treasure trove of detailed information about one of history's most famous vessels. Describing the fascinating people--Stephen Russell Mallory, John Mercer Brooke, John Luke Porter, et al.--who conceived, designed, and built one of the world's first ironclads as well as describing the ship itself, Carl Park offers both the most thoroughly detailed, in-depth analysis to date of the actual architecture of the Virginia and a fascinating, colorful chapter of Civil War history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591146593
• ISBN13: 9781591146599
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"