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The Naval History of the Civil War | 
 enlarge | Author: Admiral David D. Porter
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1148548
Media: Paperback
Pages: 864
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0486401766
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.75
EAN: 9780486401768
ASIN: 0486401766
Publication Date: February 6, 1998
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An authoritative 19th-century history, based on official records and other documents, chronicles the navy's role in the war from the opening shots to the desperate final months. Highlights include the fight between the Monitor and the Merrimac, the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, the Red River Expedition, and much more. Numerous illustrations.
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 a rare view July 27, 2001
Tom Kjera (Kodiak, AK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Porters perspective of the navel operations gives the reader a rare view of history. written some years after the war to set the record of other navel histories of the day, straight. I find the detailed reports by participants and commentary by porter to be both informative and entertaining. Bias? Yes... but he gives his opinion in a straight forward manor and gives credit (both good and bad) where credit is due.
 A good account of the war by a (biased) participant October 19, 1999
Michael Llaneza (maserati@flash.net)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First of all, I haven't fact-checked Porter's narratives and orders of battle. However, much like Churchill's WW2 histories, a politically biased account by an actor in the history can be an invaluable resource. And, like Churchill, Porter's writing style has that high style that makes for a refreshing change (in small doses) from today's more pedestrian prose.Most books on the ACW afloat are narratives, this has a lot more 'meat' due to Porter's participation in a number of the actions and his insights behind the scenes in the USN. I recommend this book, but not as an unimpeachable source.
 Great detail, Lousy history March 16, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Gideon Welles once said that the Porters were all liars and braggarts. This massive volume by David Dixon Porter goes far to proving it. As history, it is lousy, heavily biased, and one-sided. However, for the serious historian, there is a great amount of administrative detail that cannot be found elsewhere. A good source, if its limitations are properly recognized.
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