Bil R
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- Mar 23, 2011
- Location
- Massachusetts
Hello Everyone,
The above title was listed in the new Spring 2019 Naval Institute Press catalog. It is written by Barbara Brooks Tomblin, who specializes in military history and received her doctorate from Rutgers University. Per the description ' 'Drawing upon diaries, letters, newspaper accounts, and published works, Tomblin offers a fresh look at the wartime experiences of the officers and men in the Confederate Navy, including those who served on gunboats, ironclads, and ships on western rivers and along the coast and at Mobile Bay, as well as those who sailed the high seas in the Confederate raiders Sumter, Alabama, Florida, and Shenandoah.' Hardcover, 6" x 9", 14 illustrations, 336 pp., $39.95 or $23.96 for USNI members
Over the years I have come to appreciate first hand accounts to not only describe well-known events, but lesser, surprising details not found elsewhere. I am looking forward to examining both the contents and bibliography to see if the author has discovered some previously unknown or unappreciated works. It should be interesting.
All the best,
Bil
The above title was listed in the new Spring 2019 Naval Institute Press catalog. It is written by Barbara Brooks Tomblin, who specializes in military history and received her doctorate from Rutgers University. Per the description ' 'Drawing upon diaries, letters, newspaper accounts, and published works, Tomblin offers a fresh look at the wartime experiences of the officers and men in the Confederate Navy, including those who served on gunboats, ironclads, and ships on western rivers and along the coast and at Mobile Bay, as well as those who sailed the high seas in the Confederate raiders Sumter, Alabama, Florida, and Shenandoah.' Hardcover, 6" x 9", 14 illustrations, 336 pp., $39.95 or $23.96 for USNI members
Over the years I have come to appreciate first hand accounts to not only describe well-known events, but lesser, surprising details not found elsewhere. I am looking forward to examining both the contents and bibliography to see if the author has discovered some previously unknown or unappreciated works. It should be interesting.
All the best,
Bil