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American Civil War Marines 1861–65

American Civil War Marines 1861–65

Elite 112
  • Author: Ron Field
  • Illustrator: Richard Hook
  • Short code: ELI 112
  • Publication Date: 22 Oct 2004
  • Number of Pages: 64
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The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River. Marines wearing blue and grey fought in many dramatic actions afloat and ashore - ship-to-ship engagements, cutting-out expeditions, and coastal landings. This book offers a comprehensive summary of all such battles, illustrated with rare early photographs, and meticulously researched color plates detailing the often obscure minutiae of Marine uniforms and equipment.

Biographical Note

Ron Field was Head of History at the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water, until his retirement in 2007. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982, he taught History at Piedmont High School in California from 1982 to 1983. Ron was also associate editor of the Confederate Historical Society of Great Britain, from 1983 to 1992. He is an internationally acknowledged expert on US military history, and was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, in 2005. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, earning an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; he has illustrated more than 45 Osprey titles, and recently wrote and illustrated Men-at-Arms 408 'Warriors at the Little Bighorn'. Richard is married and lives in Sussex.

Contents

Introduction US Marines in the Civil War On the battlefield Blockading Amphibious landings Sea battles and major assaults Uniforms, weapons and equipment CS Marines in the Civil War Coastal Marines On the High Seas Uniforms, weapons and equipment

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