The Civil War at Sea

The Civil War was always thought to be a land battle. The author of this book George Sullivan, proved that there were just as many battles on land as on sea. This book talks about many sea captains, such as the most known of the Civil War David Farragut. Farragut is known for his many battle victories, and the famous quote "Damn the torpedos". Which was recited as he advanced up the Mississippi River towards Vicksburg. George Sullivan used both pictures and words to express his thoughts on the battle. One of his best pictures was is of the battle at Hampton Roads.(It was the first ironclad on ironclad battle.)The South had and ironclad named the Merrimac, which was a captured Union ship. They cut off its masts and plated it with iron. It was big and slow, resembling a big floating roof. George Sullivan explains how the Merrimac was renamed the Virginia and was headed North sinking any ship in its path. Luckly the North had been building their own ironclad named the Monitor. The Monitor was small and agile with one large revolving cannon on the top. They met in a great battle at Hampton Roads were the battle ended up in a stalemate. The Monitor later sunk in a violent storm, and the Virginia was burned by its captain in hope that it was not captured. All together this is a well written book. I gave it a four because it wasn't very lengthy, but it had good pictures that explained the words. I recomend this book for studying, because it's short and placked with information.