David A. Mindell
The USS Monitor battled the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads in April, 1862. This text explores how mariners - fighting blindly beneath the waterline - lived and coped with the metal monster they called the iron coffin. Combining technical, personal, administrative and literay analysis, David Mindell examines the experience of the men aboard the Monitor and their reactions to the thrills and dangers that accompanied the new machine.
History,Military History,Civil War,Adventure,Maritime,North American Hi...,American History
War, Technology, and Experience Aboard the USS "Monitor"