In this account, Chester G. Hearn tells the story of the confederate cruisers - eight ships built mostly in Great Britain - whose mission was to devastate Union commerce and draw off the blockading Yankee squadron strangling the South's economy. Hearn enriches his tale with biographical detail on the ships' commanders, and examines the British perspective, explaining England's motivation to undertake the clandestine construction of the warships.
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In this account, Chester G. Hearn tells the story of the confederate cruisers - eight ships built mostly in Great Britain - whose mission was to devastate Union commerce and draw off the blockading Yankee squadron strangling the South's economy. Hearn enriches his tale with biographical detail on the ships' commanders, and examines the British perspective, explaining England's motivation to undertake the clandestine construction of the warships.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0877422796. There is a previous owner sticker on the upper corner of the front end paper. Contains an appendix, chapter notes, and an index in the rear. Original red cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. There is a trace of a small previous owner name sticker on the upper corner of the front end paper which was partially removed, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 351 pages.
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Very Good in Good Plus jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo. xv, 351pp, 87 b/w illustrations, appendix: captures by the Confederate cruisers, notes, index. Ex-library copy with ownership stamp on the lower page edges, pocket with borrower's card attached to the rear flyleaf. No other marks or stamps. Red papered boards in dust-jacket which has a creased and a 2.5cm tear from the lower corner of the front panel. From the rear cover, 'Confederate Naval Secretary Stephen R Mallory commissioned a handful of armed commerce raiders--built mostly in Great Britain and commanded by staunch Southern officers--to take the war against the Union Navy to the high seas and destroy the enemy's merchant fleet. This is their story'.