Ironclad : the epic battle, calamitous loss, and historic recovery of the USS Monitor / Paul Clancy.

Author: Clancy, Paul R., 1939-

Note:The small, ungainly iron ship may have saved the union. Then in a vicious winter storm, it plunged into the depths of the Atlantic, seemingly lost forever. One hundred and forty years later, after a a search and recovery mission, its ponderous iron turret reemerged, dripping, from a rusting grave, returning priceless bits of history.In Ironclad, journalist Paul Clancy weaves three great sea adventures into a single mesmerizing tale of life and death. Naval heroism, the cold heart of battle, a killing storm, deep water salvage, flesh and blood historyÍronclad has it all.

Note:Includes index.

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