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Craig L. Symonds Gives Insight on the War on the Waters

Lincoln and His Admirals acquaints readers with the often overlooked role of the Navy in the Civil War and  the men charged with  conducting the war on the water. When Abraham Lincoln took the presidential oath on March 4, 1861, the United States of  America was ill prepared to wage war on either land or sea.   Small groups of its […]