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  • Confederate Ironclads at War
    R. Thomas Campbell
    Hampered by lack of materials, shipyards and experienced shipbuilders, even so the South managed to construct 34 iron-armored warships during the Civil War, of which the Confederate Navy put 25 into service. The stories of these vessels illustrate the hardships under which the Navy operated--and also its resourcefulness. Except for the Albemarle, no Confederate ironclad was ...
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    73,33 €

  • Voices of the Confederate Navy
    R. Thomas Campbell
    This collection of writings by Confederate naval participants aptly tells the story of the hardships and trials faced by the men of the South on the seas and waterways. The narratives include fond memories of skirmishes in beloved ships, recollections of bitter defeats, dispatches of officers claiming victory, gritty excerpts from journals, accounts of cunning blockade dodge...
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    59,05 €

  • A Four Views on the Apostle Paul
    Douglas A. Campbell / Douglas ACampbell / Luke Timothy Johnson / Thomas R. Schreiner / Thomas RSchreiner
    An introduction to ongoing debates on the apostle Paul’s life and teaching and his letters’ ramifications for the Church of today.The apostle Paul was a vital force in the development of Christianity. Paul’s historical and religious context affects the theological interpretation of Paul’s writings, no small issue in the whole of Christian theology.Recent years have seen much co...
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    22,10 €

  • Engineer in Gray
    James H. Tomb / R. Thomas Campbell
    Chief Engineer James Hamilton Tomb (1839-1929) devoted almost 12 years to naval service--first in the Confederate States’ Navy during the American Civil War and then in the Marinha do Brasil during the War of the Triple Alliances. A steam engineer by profession and a torpedo expert by circumstance, Tomb was in the forefront of naval weapons technology. He also had the courag...
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    58,51 €

  • Confederate Naval Forces on Western Waters
    R. Thomas Campbell
    No body of water was more vital to the Confederacy’s efforts in the Civil War than the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Though the Confederate Congress declared the Mississippi free and open to all states north and south, the Union launched plans for an effective blockade of the 1700 miles of Southern coastline, coupled with a strong naval and army thrust down the Miss...
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    58,73 €

  • Confederate Naval Cadet
    Hubbard T. Minor / R. Thomas Campbell
    When the Civil War began, the southerners found themselves ill-prepared for the realities of waging war, especially on the naval front. Not only did the Confederates lack any semblance of a navy, they had few raw materials with which to construct one. The daunting task of building a navy fell on the shoulders of Stephen Mallory, newly appointed secretary of the navy. A forme...
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    57,46 €

  • Storm Over Carolina
    R. Thomas Campbell
    The struggle for control of the eastern waters of North Carolina during the War Between the States was a bitter, painful, and sometimes humiliating one for the Confederate navy. No better example exists of the classic adage, Too little, too late. Burdened by the lack of adequate warships, construction facilities and even ammunition, nevertheless the South’s naval arm fought bra...
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    14,53 €