The C.S.S. Florida: Her Building and Operations - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

Commerce raiders such as the Alabama and the Florida were one successful component of the Confederacy's naval campaign against the Union. Devices of a lesser navy, these surface cruisers prowled the coastal seas to engage and interrupt vital commerce of their better-equipped, more powerful adversary. The C.S.S. Florida, in just two cruises before her capture, inflicted significant damage to Union cargo and ships, estimated at over $4,000,000. In terms of harm to the long-range economy of the United States, the cruisers were more effective than any other military investment made by the Confederacy.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.