Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865

By Frank J. Merli

"A masterful account of Confederate naval strategy and personnel . . . and] the response of Britain to the efforts of the Confederacy to acquire a navy in Britain and thus traverse Britain's neutral obligations." --American Historical Review

This book, originally issued in 1970, describes the frustrated, faltering, and sometimes heroic attempts of the Confederacy to circumvent British neutrality and build a navy in Great Britain during the American Civil War. The story possesses many of the elements of good fiction: there are the sharply rendered principal actors; the suspense and narrative excitement of the adventures of the Southern raiders; and the cunning appraisals of diplomatic intrigues, maneuverings, and oversights. This is a readable and illuminating account of the diplomatic maneuverings behind the Confederacy's failed attempt to enlist British aid for the secessionist cause.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217350
• ISBN13: 9780253217356
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher