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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Stackpole Books, 1996

    1882810511 / 9781882810512

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    Librería: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaHalf Price Books Inc.

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    Condición: Usado - Bueno

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    paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Stackpole Books, 1996

    1882810511 / 9781882810512

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    Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooks-Dallas

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    Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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    Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Cadmus, Richmond, Virginia, 1993

    0811706397 / 9780811706391

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    Librería: Pages Past--Used & Rare Books, Greensboro, NC, Estados Unidos de AmericaPages Past--Used & Rare Books

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    Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. 8vo. 161 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a grey dust jacket. Light to moderate wear to the jacket, including chipping at upper right of front cover. Price sticker residue in upper left of front cover. A sound copy and clean within. Contains illustrations.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Harvard University Press, 2005

    0674017226 / 9780674017221

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    Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Condición: Good. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for.

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    Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Cadmus, Richmond, Virginia, 1993

    0811706397 / 9780811706391

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    Librería: Pages Past--Used & Rare Books, Greensboro, NC, Estados Unidos de AmericaPages Past--Used & Rare Books

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    Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. 8vo. 161 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a grey dust jacket. Light to moderate wear to the jacket. A sound copy and clean within. Contains illustrations.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Harvard University Press, 2005

    0674017226 / 9780674017221

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    Librería: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books Inc

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    Hardback. Condición: Good. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press (edition Annotated), 2006

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBooksRun

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Annotated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Stackpole Books, 2001

    0811706397 / 9780811706391

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    Librería: Lake Country Books and More, Excelsior, MN, Estados Unidos de AmericaLake Country Books and More

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Very Good -. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Light bumps to top front cover corner and bottom of spine. Binding is tight and square. Faux red leather cover has gilt title front cover and spine. Jacket has moderate surface and edge wear including some tiny edge tears at top. UPC code and two other labels applied to back of jacket. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Harvard University Press, 2005

    0674017226 / 9780674017221

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    Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de AmericaBetter World Books

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    Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press, 2006

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaHPB-Red

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    Paperback. Condición: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press, 2006

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooks-Phoenix

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    Condición: Usado - Bueno

    EUR 15,95

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press, 2006

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooks-Atlanta

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    Condición: Usado - Bueno

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2005

    0674017226 / 9780674017221

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    Librería: Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, Richmond, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaGoodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia

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    Condición: Usado - Bueno

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    Condición: very_good.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2005

    0674017226 / 9780674017221

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    Librería: Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, Richmond, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaGoodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia

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    Condición: Usado - Regular

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    Condición: acceptable.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2006

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: Burnt Biscuit Books, NEWNAN, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBurnt Biscuit Books

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    paperback. Condición: Good. VG Shelving code LNG gen stax C.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Estados Unidos de AmericaLowry's Books

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    Condición: Usado - Bueno

    EUR 13,83

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal corner bumping, rubbing, previous vendor price tag on back cover, and small penned check-mark on back cover. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, 1996

    1882810031 / 9781882810031

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    Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The James River led to Richmond and the improvised Confederate flotilla played a role in many Civil War battles in the region. Under the command of the daring John Randolph Tucker, the sailors fought to the bitter end as infantrymen in the Appomattox campaign.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Savas Beatie, 2026

    161121789X / 9781611217896

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    Librería: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBooks From California

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    Condición: Usado - Excelente

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    paperback. Condición: Fine.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, 1996

    1882810031 / 9781882810031

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    Librería: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books Inc

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    Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The James River led to Richmond and the improvised Confederate flotilla played a role in many Civil War battles in the region. Under the command of the daring John Randolph Tucker, the sailors fought to the bitter end as infantrymen in the Appomattox campaign.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Hachette Books, 1996

    1882810511 / 9781882810512

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    Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino UnidoBetter World Books Ltd

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    Condición: Usado - Aceptable

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    Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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    Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Belknap Press, 2005

    0674019830 / 9780674019836

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    Librería: Antique Mall Books, Smyrna, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaAntique Mall Books

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    Condición: Usado - Como Nuevo

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    Paperback. Condición: Like New. LIKE NEW, Appears unread. xi, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. . . . . . The Confederate Battle Flag is the first comprehensive history of this contested symbol. Transcending conventional partisanship, John Coski reveals the flag's origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for. -- PUBLISHER'S CATALOG.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Cadmus Marketing, 1993

    0962964840 / 9780962964848

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    Librería: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, Estados Unidos de AmericaNelsons Books

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    Condición: Usado

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    Hard cover. Condición: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 161 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Savas Beatie, El Dorado Hills, 2026

    161121789X / 9781611217896

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    Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaGrand Eagle Retail

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    Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Hunter Davidson (1826-1913) enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers at sea of any officer, and An Officer of Six Navies: The Life of Confederate Commander Hunter Davidson tells his swashbuckling wild story for the first time. Davidson earned his fifteen minutes of fame in May 1864 when he and his Confederate Submarine Battery Service became the first force to destroy an enemy warship using an electrically detonated torpedo. Davidson also makes the history books as the commander of two gun sections on CSS Virginia in her epic battle against USS Monitor. Before he fought against the U.S. Navy, he served in that navy for nearly two decades, spending time in the Caribbean, the Pacific, the coast of Lower California during the Mexican War, the new Naval School, the Coast Survey, the Africa Squadron, and aboard the exploring vessel HMS Resolute. Considered an intelligent and promising, albeit contentious, young officer, Davidson was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861 when he resigned to join the Virginia State Navy. After the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865, Davidson struggled to find a new career and support his growing family. The Chilean Navy recruited him and his torpedo expertise to help repel a threatened Spanish invasion. He went on to spend four years as the first commander of the Maryland State Oyster Police before finding a new home in Argentina as commander of that nation's Torpedo and Hydrographic departments. An unreconstructed Confederate, Davidson did not return to his family in Maryland but retired to Paraguay, where he started a second family and endeavored to defend from afar his place in Civil War history. Davidson's career typified those of other young U.S. Navy officers of his era who cast their lots with the losing side in the Civil War. In other ways, especially in his 40-year self-exile from the re-united nation, Davidson was virtually unique. His Confederate career alone made him an important and fascinating figure, but his service in or with six different navies gives his life an epic quality. In 1900, the 73-year-old Davidson described himself as all broken up with a hard messy uneasy life. It was a life made harder and messier by his own decisions and his own combative personality. An Officer of Six Navies by John M. Coski with Charles Talmadge Jacobs forthrightly explores all facets of Davidson's hard messy uneasy life and introduces readers to one of Civil War history's forgotten but unforgettable characters. AUTHOR: Charles Talmadge Jacobs was a U.S. Army veteran and career civil servant. He was a founder of the Montgomery County Civil War Round Table and author of Civil War Guide to Montgomery County, Maryland (1983). In 1990, as a retirement project, he began researching the life and career of Hunter Davidson and published an article about him in the Washington Times in 1996. He died of cancer in February 2008, shortly after entrusting his research notes to John Coski. 32 images, 6 maps Hunter Davidson (1826-1913) enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers at sea of any officer, this latest title tells his swashbuckling wild story for the first time. Davidson earned his fifteen minutes of fame in May 1864 when he and his Confederate Submarine Battery Service became the first force to destroy an enemy warship using an electrically Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Savas Beatie, US, 2026

    161121789X / 9781611217896

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    Librería: Rarewaves USA, HEBRON, KY, Estados Unidos de AmericaRarewaves USA

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    EUR 22,35

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    Hardback. Condición: New. Hunter Davidson (1826-1913) enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers at sea of any officer, and An Officer of Six Navies: The Life of Confederate Commander Hunter Davidson tells his swashbuckling wild story for the first time.Davidson earned his fifteen minutes of fame in May 1864 when he and his Confederate Submarine Battery Service became the first force to destroy an enemy warship using an electrically detonated torpedo. Davidson also makes the history books as the commander of two gun sections on CSS Virginia in her epic battle against USS Monitor. Before he fought against the U.S. Navy, he served in that navy for nearly two decades, spending time in the Caribbean, the Pacific, the coast of Lower California during the Mexican War, the new Naval School, the Coast Survey, the Africa Squadron, and aboard the exploring vessel HMS Resolute. Considered an intelligent and promising, albeit contentious, young officer, Davidson was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861 when he resigned to join the Virginia State Navy.After the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865, Davidson struggled to find a new career and support his growing family. The Chilean Navy recruited him and his torpedo expertise to help repel a threatened Spanish invasion. He went on to spend four years as the first commander of the Maryland State Oyster Police before finding a new home in Argentina as commander of that nation's Torpedo and Hydrographic departments. An "unreconstructed" Confederate, Davidson did not return to his family in Maryland but retired to Paraguay, where he started a second family and endeavored to defend from afar his place in Civil War history.Davidson's career typified those of other young U.S. Navy officers of his era who cast their lots with the losing side in the Civil War. In other ways, especially in his 40-year self-exile from the re-united nation, Davidson was virtually unique. His Confederate career alone made him an important and fascinating figure, but his service in or with six different navies gives his life an epic quality.In 1900, the 73-year-old Davidson described himself as "all broken up with a hard messy uneasy life." It was a life made harder and messier by his own decisions and his own combative personality. An Officer of Six Navies by John M. Coski with Charles Talmadge Jacobs forthrightly explores all facets of Davidson's "hard messy uneasy" life and introduces readers to one of Civil War history's forgotten but unforgettable characters.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Savas Beatie, New York, 2005

    1932714154 / 9781932714159

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    Librería: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaMain Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA

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    Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xiv, 344pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine. First softbound edition of this 1996 study, tight and pristine.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Da Capo Press, 1996

    1882810031 / 9781882810031

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    Librería: Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia, Richmond, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaGoodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia

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    Condición: Usado - Regular

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    Condición: acceptable.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: self-published, 1993

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    Librería: Andrew's Books, San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaAndrew's Books

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    Condición: Usado - Excelente

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    Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Soft-cover in gray illustrated wraps has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. A nice copy, not ex-library.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Museum of the Confederacy, 1999., 1999

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    Librería: Military Books, Washington, DC, Estados Unidos de AmericaMilitary Books

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    Condición: Usado - Excelente

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    Paperback. Condición: Fine. 32p. Color photos. Large Wraps. Fine Copy.

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    Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Savas Beatie, US, 2026

    161121789X / 9781611217896

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    Librería: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Reino UnidoRarewaves.com USA

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    Hardback. Condición: New. Hunter Davidson (1826-1913) enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers at sea of any officer, and An Officer of Six Navies: The Life of Confederate Commander Hunter Davidson tells his swashbuckling wild story for the first time.Davidson earned his fifteen minutes of fame in May 1864 when he and his Confederate Submarine Battery Service became the first force to destroy an enemy warship using an electrically detonated torpedo. Davidson also makes the history books as the commander of two gun sections on CSS Virginia in her epic battle against USS Monitor. Before he fought against the U.S. Navy, he served in that navy for nearly two decades, spending time in the Caribbean, the Pacific, the coast of Lower California during the Mexican War, the new Naval School, the Coast Survey, the Africa Squadron, and aboard the exploring vessel HMS Resolute. Considered an intelligent and promising, albeit contentious, young officer, Davidson was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861 when he resigned to join the Virginia State Navy.After the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865, Davidson struggled to find a new career and support his growing family. The Chilean Navy recruited him and his torpedo expertise to help repel a threatened Spanish invasion. He went on to spend four years as the first commander of the Maryland State Oyster Police before finding a new home in Argentina as commander of that nation's Torpedo and Hydrographic departments. An "unreconstructed" Confederate, Davidson did not return to his family in Maryland but retired to Paraguay, where he started a second family and endeavored to defend from afar his place in Civil War history.Davidson's career typified those of other young U.S. Navy officers of his era who cast their lots with the losing side in the Civil War. In other ways, especially in his 40-year self-exile from the re-united nation, Davidson was virtually unique. His Confederate career alone made him an important and fascinating figure, but his service in or with six different navies gives his life an epic quality.In 1900, the 73-year-old Davidson described himself as "all broken up with a hard messy uneasy life." It was a life made harder and messier by his own decisions and his own combative personality. An Officer of Six Navies by John M. Coski with Charles Talmadge Jacobs forthrightly explores all facets of Davidson's "hard messy uneasy" life and introduces readers to one of Civil War history's forgotten but unforgettable characters.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Da Capo Press, 1996

    1882810031 / 9781882810031

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    Librería: Classic Books Of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaClassic Books Of Virginia

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    Condición: Usado - Como Nuevo

    EUR 23,05

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    Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. as new in as new dj, clean, tight, and unmarked.