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Duel of the Ironclads: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862

Duel of the Ironclads: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862 (General Military) Hardcover - 2003

by Konstam, Angus; Bryan, Tony [Illustrator]

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Osprey Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. Konstam, Angus; Bryan, Tony [Illustrator] : Duel of the Ironclads: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862. Oxford (UK) : Osprey Publ, 2003. First Osprey edition. Crown quarto (4to) size, 10"/26cm H. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over boards, bright silver lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy color dj. Light blue plain endpapers. 192 numbered pp. Heavily illustrated in both color and b&w, photos, drawings, maps. Bibliography, index. Condition notes: Excellent unmarked condition, tail corners bumped, binding tight and square, dj light wear. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac (or Merrimack), or more properly the CSS Virginia is one of the best-known naval conflicts in history.

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ANGUS KONSTAM hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 20 books for Osprey. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. Angus lives in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer.