The Confederate PrivateersUniversity of South Carolina Press, 1990 - 372 страници "The Confederate privateers is a book of action and adventure filled with stories of the Confederacy's privately armed ships and their sea battles with the Union. Called 'pirates' by the North, the South preferred to call them 'gentlemen adventurers', justly boasting of their exploits. Using naval war records and other archives, the author provides readers with an authentic description of the privateers, their cruises and prizes, their successes and failures, and their ultimate fates. In fact, this is the first narrative history of privateer cruises aboard the Jefferson Davis, the Dixie, the Sally, and the pygmy submarine Pioneer. Being a Southerner himself, Robinson tells the story from the Confederate point of view, as a sovereign state waging legitimate war in self-defense. This treatment, as no other could, gives a picture of the feelings and purposes with which the volunteer mariners of Dixie put out upon their enterprises"--Page 4 of cover. |
Съдържание
How the Confederacy launched privateering | 1 |
The response to the lure of sea roving | 25 |
Privateering begins in New Orleans | 35 |
Авторско право | |
24 други раздела не са показани
Други издания - Преглед на всички
Често срещани думи и фрази
American appeared armed arrived August authority blockade boat brig British brought called Captain captured cargo carried charge Charleston coast command commission Commissioners Confederate Congress course Court crew cruise cruiser Daily Davis Declaration of Paris Delta District enemy enemy's federate fire fitted flag force four give Government guns held issued John July June land later letters of marque Lieutenant March marine master ment miles months morning naval Navy Navy Department neutral night North October officers operations Orleans owners party passed persons pirates port President prisoners private-armed privateer privateersmen prize Quaker received reported reprisal returned Richmond River sail Savannah schooner Secretary seems sent ship South squadron steamer taken Thomas tion tons took Union United vessel volunteer navy Washington York