Strangling the Confederacy: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War

by Kevin Dougherty

Book Overview

While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign--dubbed "Anaconda"--that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North's coastal campaign, as much as the achievements of its main forces, that was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612000924
• ISBN13: 9781612000923
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"