Craig L. Symonds is Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of many books on American naval history, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History; The Battle of Midway; and Lincoln and His Admirals, co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2009

• 1. The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological Revolution ; 2. The Blockade and Blockade Runners ; 3. The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the Hunted ; 4. "Unvexed to the Sea": The River War ; 5. Civil War Navies and the Siege of Charleston ; 6. The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the Shenandoah

Well written, fast paced, and illustrated with a number of fine maps...this book provides a perfect offing for the general reader who wants to explore the Civil War at sea. However, scholars too should pay close attention, for...Symonds challenges us to think about the struggle [at sea and on the rivers] in new ways. Here we have the best in history - readable, informative, and provocative.

Craig L. Symonds is Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of many books on American naval history, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History; The Battle of Midway; and Lincoln and His Admirals, co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2009

• 1. The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological Revolution ; 2. The Blockade and Blockade Runners ; 3. The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the Hunted ; 4. "Unvexed to the Sea": The River War ; 5. Civil War Navies and the Siege of Charleston ; 6. The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the Shenandoah

Well written, fast paced, and illustrated with a number of fine maps...this book provides a perfect offing for the general reader who wants to explore the Civil War at sea. However, scholars too should pay close attention, for...Symonds challenges us to think about the struggle [at sea and on the rivers] in new ways. Here we have the best in history - readable, informative, and provocative.

Craig L. Symonds is Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of many books on American naval history, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History; The Battle of Midway; and Lincoln and His Admirals, co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2009

• 1. The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological Revolution ; 2. The Blockade and Blockade Runners ; 3. The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the Hunted ; 4. "Unvexed to the Sea": The River War ; 5. Civil War Navies and the Siege of Charleston ; 6. The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the Shenandoah

Well written, fast paced, and illustrated with a number of fine maps...this book provides a perfect offing for the general reader who wants to explore the Civil War at sea. However, scholars too should pay close attention, for...Symonds challenges us to think about the struggle [at sea and on the rivers] in new ways. Here we have the best in history - readable, informative, and provocative.