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Duel of the Ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862
Duel of the Ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862
Author: Angus Konstam
Condition: New
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This concise volume reconstructs the famous March 9, 1862 duel between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, showing how a four‑hour engagement rendered wooden fleets obsolete and ushered in the ironclad era. Drawing on campaign and ship‑level analysis, it traces the parallel development of Union and Confederate ironclads—from the Monitor’s revolutionary turreted design and the Union’s rapid artillery and shipbuilding advances to the Confederacy’s resourceful conversion of hulks into combat vessels—while situating the battle within the wider Union blockade and coastal operations of the American Civil War.
Compiled from three previously published Osprey volumes, the book is an illustrated technical and operational study featuring ship profiles and technical drawings, maps of Hampton Roads and its approaches, battle diagrams and engagement schematics, plus period photographs and illustrations typical of Osprey’s format. Authored by Angus Konstam, a well‑known maritime and military historian and frequent Osprey contributor, this edition consolidates specialist analysis and visual reference material useful to collectors, modelers and history enthusiasts.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Book Title: Duel of the Ironclads: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862
Author: Angus Konstam
ISBN: 9781841767215
Conflict / War
American Civil War naval warfare
Battle of Hampton Roads, March 1862
Theater of War
Atlantic coastal waters (U.S. East Coast)
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Union blockade theater
Operations / Campaigns
Battle of Hampton Roads 1862
Union naval blockade of the Confederacy
Confederate attempt to break the Hampton Roads blockade
Main Nations / Sides Involved
United States (Union)
Confederate States of America
Union Navy
Confederate Navy
Type of Book
Campaign / battle history
Technical and operational study of warships
Illustrated military history (Osprey-style)
Focus of the Book
Naval warfare
Ironclad warships
Ship-vs-ship engagement analysis
Tactics and technology of early ironclads
Weapons, Ships, and Technology
USS Monitor (Union ironclad)
CSS Virginia (Confederate ironclad, ex-USS Merrimack)
Ironclad warship design
Turreted gun systems (USS Monitor)
Rammed wooden warships and coastal vessels (targets at Hampton Roads)
Naval artillery of the 1860s
Forces, Units, and Services
Union Navy coastal squadron at Hampton Roads
Confederate Navy forces in Hampton Roads
Key Historical Figures
Lt. John L. Worden (commander, USS Monitor)
Flag Officer / Captain Franklin Buchanan (CSS Virginia – initial commander)
Lt. Catesby ap Roger Jones (CSS Virginia – command during main engagement)
Visual and Reference Content
Technical drawings and ship profiles
Maps of Hampton Roads and approaches
Battle diagrams and engagement schematics
Period photographs / illustrations of ships and harbor (as typically included in this Osprey volume)
Subject Keywords for Cataloging
Hampton Roads 1862
Monitor versus Virginia
First ironclad duel
Transition from wooden ships to ironclads
Coastal defense and harbor defense
Blockade running and blockade-breaking attempts
Naval gunnery in the American Civil War
Ship design evolution in the 19th century
Comparative analysis of warships
Civil War naval engagements – Virginia coast
Classification Tags (Suggested)
Military history – naval
American Civil War – naval operations
19th-century warships
Ironclads – design and deployment
Sea battles – United States – history
Case study: Battle of Hampton Roads
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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