Ironclad The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss, and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor

Name: Ironclad The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss, and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor
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ISBN: 9780071431323

ISBN-10: 0071431322

ISBN-13: 9780071431323

Edition: 2006

Authors: Paul Clancy

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The true story of the Civil War ironclad that saved the Union Navy only to sink in a storm--and its remarkable salvage 140 years later "Ironclad tells the saga of the warship USS "Monitor and its salvage, one of the most complex and dangerous in history. The "Monitor is followed through its maiden voyage from New York to Hampton Roads, its battle with the "Merrimack, and its loss off Cape Hatteras. At the same time, author Paul Clancy takes readers behind the scenes of an improbable collaboration between navy divers and cautious archaeologists working 240 feet deep. Clancy creates a memorable, fascinating read, including fresh insights into the sinking of the Union ship and giving the…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 8/26/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386



Prologue



Nothing in the Heavens above



Floating City



Standing Out to Sea



Structural Time Bomb



As Dead as Men Ever Were



If the Bug Ain't Flyin'



Dark Monster



When Things Go Down



Slugfest



It's A Man's Job, Ma'am



Everlasting Iron



Lucy's the Turret



Orders at Last



Self-Exile at Forty Fathoms



Cold Grey Mantle



Michelangelos of the Deep



Send Your Boats!



Your Call, Commander



Panorama of Horror



All Stations, All Stations



Into the Abyss



We Cannot Fail



Proud Papa



Proud Mama



Secrets of the Bones


Crew and Others


Acknowledgments


Chapter Notes


Index