The Union inland navy that became the Mississippi Squadron is one of the greatest, yet least studied aspects of the Civil War. Without it, however, the war in t

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time,

A detailed history of one week during the Civil War in which the American president assumed control of the nation’s military. One rainy evening in May, 1862,

Shows the part technology played in the North winning the Civil War over the South and how Lincoln appreciated technology after awhile.

This captivating book details the life of one of the Union navy's most heroic young officers and his involvement in the Southern blockade and the sinking of the