The Adaptation of the Vessels of the Western Gunboat Flotilla to the Circumstances of Riverine Warfare During the American Civil War

by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army Command and General Staff College

This book investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The book concentrates on the technology, geography, hydrography, and convention which shaped the construction of the vessels comprising the Federal Western Gunboat Flotilla; an organization which after October 1862 became the United States Navy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519773080
• ISBN13: 9781519773081
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"