Duel of the ironclads : the Monitor vs. the Virginia
O'Brien, Patrick 1960-
Paper Book
On March 9, 1862, two unusual-looking iron-clad warships faced each other inbattle and changed naval warfare forever. When the American Civil War began, warships were still made of wood. Early in the war the Southern Confederates salvaged the sunken Union ship Merrimack, built an iron structure...