Naval Biography, Individual (L-Z)
Title | Naval Biography, Individual (L-Z) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 1810 |
Genre | |
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Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy
Title | Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy PDF eBook |
Author | Ari Hoogenboom |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM |
Total Pages | 618 |
Release | 2008-11-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1421402033 |
This “fine, perhaps definitive, biography” of the man who guided the U.S. Navy’s stellar Civil War campaigns “should be on every naval bookshelf” (Washington Times). Gustavus Vasa Fox began his naval service in 1838, when he went to sea as a midshipman. He sailed in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Mexico, and with the East India Squadron in the Pacific. His experiences working on the Coast Survey, navigating the lower Mississippi River, and captaining a steamer that ran from New York to Havana to New Orleans and back, would all prove invaluable in the Civil War. During the war, Fox was instrumental in mounting the blockade of the southern coast, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Rio Grande. In planning and coordinating expeditions, Fox deserves much of the credit for the navy’s successes at Hatteras, Port Royal, New Orleans, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher. Passionately committed to preserving the Union, Fox also became an advocate of freedom and voting rights for African Americans. He was a skilled administrator who understood politics and developed a close working relationship with Abraham Lincoln. Along with officers like Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs and coordinator of military railroads Herman Haupt, Fox played a critical but overlooked role in the Union victory.
Naval Biography
Title | Naval Biography PDF eBook |
Author | James McBride |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 1815 |
Genre | United States |
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United States Naval History, Naval Biography, Naval Strategy and Tactics
Title | United States Naval History, Naval Biography, Naval Strategy and Tactics PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval History Division |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Naval history |
ISBN |
Who's who in Naval History
Title | Who's who in Naval History PDF eBook |
Author | Alastair Wilson |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 374 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780415308281 |
This A-Z guide covers the life and careers of over 600 key figures in naval history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Featuring influential figures from the UK, US and around the world, from the great admirals such as Nelson, to minesweepers, designers and administrators, it is an invaluable guide to those who have shaped naval history.
A Selected and Annotated Bibliography on United States Naval History
Title | A Selected and Annotated Bibliography on United States Naval History PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Naval History Division |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Naval art and science |
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Naval Biography; Or, The History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy
Title | Naval Biography; Or, The History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Harding |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 596 |
Release | 1805 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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