Duel Between the First Ironclads
- ISBN-10
- 0807108685
- ISBN-13
- 9780807108680
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Author
- William C. Davis
Description
The famous Civil War battle between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia is revealed from contemporary journals and letters
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