john coski (19 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xiv, 344pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine. First softbound edition of this 1996 study, tight and pristine.

Zustand: Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION ? VERY GOOD ? HARDBACK - light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. (US history, civil war, virginia, VA) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Third printing. SIGNED by the other. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *** Signed by Malcom Jamieson, Son of Lt. Walter Jamieson, of whom this book is dedicated too. *** Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Zustand: New. pp. 448.

Zustand: New. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitals, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. Polarizing Americans, these 'flag wars' reveal the profound schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610. . 2006. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 264 pages. 11.25x8.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 344pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine/fine. A superb, tight, perfect first edition.

Zustand: New. Pursuing the flag s conflicting meanings, Coski suggests how this provocative artifact, which has been viewed with pride, fear, anger, nostalgia, and disgust, might ultimately provide Americans with the common ground of a shared and complex history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial injustice; to others, it represents a rich Southern heritage and an essential link to a glorious past. Polarizing Americans, these 'flag wars' reveal the profound--and still unhealed--schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. Tucker H. Hill (Photographer) and Katherine Wetzel (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 11 inches by 8.5 inches. 63, [1] pages. Illustrated covers. The Confederate Navy is a catalogue of an exhibition at The Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia, on display from March 8, 2005 through December 31, 2006. John M Coski was the Historian and Director of Library & Research at the Museum of the Confederacy. John M. Coski retired in 2022 after 33 years with The Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Museum. He is author of The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem (Harvard University Press, 2005), Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, and Operations of the James River Squadron (Savas, 1996), and other books and articles. He earned his B.A. from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the College of William and Mary. The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War against the United States's Union Navy. The three major tasks of the Confederate States Navy during its existence were the protection of Confederate harbors and coastlines from outside invasion, making the war costly for the United States by attacking its merchant ships worldwide, and running the U.S. blockade by drawing off Union ships in pursuit of Confederate commerce raiders and warships. The coastal blockade by the United States Navy reduced trade by the South to 5 percent of its pre-war levels. The control of inland rivers and coastal navigation by the US Navy forced the south to overload its limited railroads to the point of failure. The surrender of the CSS Shenandoah in Liverpool, England, marked the end of the Civil War and the Confederate Navy's existence. The Confederate Navy could never achieve numerical equality with the Union Navy. It instead sought to take advantage of technological innovation, such as ironclads, submarines, torpedo boats, and naval mines. In February 1861, the Confederate States Navy had 30 vessels, only 14 of which were seaworthy. The opposing Union Navy had 90 vessels. The C. S. Navy eventually grew to 101 ships to meet the rise in naval conflicts and threats to the coast and rivers of the Confederacy. On April 20, 1861, the U.S. was forced to quickly abandon the important Gosport Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia. In their haste, they failed to effectively burn the facility with its large depots of arms, other supplies, and several small vessels. As a result, the Confederacy captured a large supply of much-needed war materials, including heavy cannon, gunpowder, shot, and shell. Of most importance to the Confederacy was the shipyard's dry docks, barely damaged by the departing Union forces. The Confederacy's only substantial navy yard at that time was in Pensacola, Florida, so the Gosport Yard was sorely needed to build new warships. The most significant warship left at the Yard was the screw frigate USS Merrimack. Confederate Navy Secretary Stephen Mallory had the idea to raise Merrimack and rebuild it. The vessel was a new kind of warship, an all-steam powered "iron-clad". In the centuries-old tradition of reusing captured ships, the new warship was christened CSS Virginia. She later fought the Union's new ironclad USS Monitor. On the second day of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the two ships met and each scored numerous hits on the other. On the first day of that battle Virginia, and the James River Squadron, aggressively attacked and nearly broke the Union Navy's sea blockade of wooden warships, proving the effectiveness of the ironclad concept. The two ironclads had steamed forward, tried to outflank or ram the other, circled, backed away, and came forward firing again and again, but neither was able to sink or demand surrender of its opponent. After four hours, both ships were taking on water through split seams and breaches from enemy shot. The engines of both ships were becoming dangerously overtaxed, and their crews were near exhaustion. The two ships turned and steamed away, never to meet again. This part in the Battle of Hampton Roads between Monitor and Virginia greatly overshadowed the bloody events each side's ground troops were fighting, largely because it was the first battle in history between two iron-armored steam-powered warships. The Shenandoah had circumnavigated the globe, the only Confederate ship to do so.