The Story of the MonitorФлот / The Story of the Monitor
Название
:
The Story of the Monitor
Автор
:
Cornelius S. Bushnell
Издательство
:
National Memorial Association. New Haven. Conn.
Год
:
1899
Язык
:
English
Страниц
:
64
Формат
:
PDF
Размер
:
3.6mb
As long as
the
history of the United States shall endure,
the thrilling
story of the battle of March 9,
1862,
between the "Monitor "and
"
Merrimac" will retain its fascination.
The people of this country and the nations of the world
have
not really known the full story and the real spirit
or energy to
which
we are
primarily indebted for urging the construction of this initial and
then
invincible vessel whose first encounter marked an epoch
in
the development
of
armaments afloat and ashore. And although
thirty-seven years
have passed since that
memorable
battle,
and
articles innumerable in books arid magazines have appeared from time to time in regard to the building
of
this first type of modern war vessel, it has remained until this day
to
compile and present herewith some information heretofore unpublished
in full,
which will show that it was through
the efforts
of
one man
chiefly that the work was accomplished…
.
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