Carl D. Park
The result of more than fifteen years of research, ,Ironclad Down, is a treasure trove of detailed information about one of history's most famous vessels. Describing the fascinating people--Stephen Russell Mallory, John Mercer Brooke, John Luke Porter, et al.--who conceived, designed, and built one of the world's first ironclads as well as describing the ship itself, Carl Park offers both the most thoroughly detailed, in-depth analysis to date of the actual architecture of the ,Virginia, and a fascinating, colorful chapter of Civil War history.
Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack - CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction