Civil War ironclads : the U.S. Navy and industrial mobilization /
Roberts, William H., 1950-
Civil War ironclads : the U.S. Navy and industrial mobilization / William H. Roberts. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology . - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"I Have Shouldered This Fleet" Gustavus Fox and "Monitor Mania" -- Forging the Fleet: Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project -- The Navy Looks West -- Mobilization on the Ohio River -- Miserable Failures: Combat Lessons and Political Engineering -- A Million of Dollars: The Price of "Continuous Improvement" -- Progress Retarded: The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863-1864 -- The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes: The Downfall of the General Inspector -- Good for Fifty Years: Winding Down the Mobilization -- Additions, Alterations, and Improvements: Reversing Technological Momentum -- Tabular Data for Passaic- and Tippecanoe-Class Monitors.
0801873703 (electronic bk.) 9780801873706 (electronic bk.) 0801868300 (hc ; alk. paper) 9780801868306 (hc ; alk. paper)
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United States. Navy --History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Navy.
1800-1899
Armored vessels--History--United States--19th century.
Marine engineering--History--United States--19th century.
Industrial mobilization--History--United States--19th century.
Shipbuilding industry--Military aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Cuirassés--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mécanique navale--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mobilisation industrielle--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Construction navale--Industrie--Aspect militaire--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Armored vessels.
Industrial mobilization.
Marine engineering.
Military operations, Naval.
Shipbuilding industry--Military aspects.
Technology.
Zeemacht.
Scheepsbouw.
Oorlogseconomie.
Pantserschepen.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Technology.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Opérations navales.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
E591 / .R63 2002eb
973.7/58
Civil War ironclads : the U.S. Navy and industrial mobilization / William H. Roberts. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology . - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"I Have Shouldered This Fleet" Gustavus Fox and "Monitor Mania" -- Forging the Fleet: Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project -- The Navy Looks West -- Mobilization on the Ohio River -- Miserable Failures: Combat Lessons and Political Engineering -- A Million of Dollars: The Price of "Continuous Improvement" -- Progress Retarded: The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863-1864 -- The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes: The Downfall of the General Inspector -- Good for Fifty Years: Winding Down the Mobilization -- Additions, Alterations, and Improvements: Reversing Technological Momentum -- Tabular Data for Passaic- and Tippecanoe-Class Monitors.
0801873703 (electronic bk.) 9780801873706 (electronic bk.) 0801868300 (hc ; alk. paper) 9780801868306 (hc ; alk. paper)
00014051
United States. Navy --History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Navy.
1800-1899
Armored vessels--History--United States--19th century.
Marine engineering--History--United States--19th century.
Industrial mobilization--History--United States--19th century.
Shipbuilding industry--Military aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Cuirassés--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mécanique navale--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mobilisation industrielle--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Construction navale--Industrie--Aspect militaire--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Armored vessels.
Industrial mobilization.
Marine engineering.
Military operations, Naval.
Shipbuilding industry--Military aspects.
Technology.
Zeemacht.
Scheepsbouw.
Oorlogseconomie.
Pantserschepen.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Technology.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Opérations navales.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
E591 / .R63 2002eb
973.7/58