Analysis Of The Relationship Between Technology And Strategy And How They Shaped The Confederate States Navy [Illustrated Edition]

Includes 23 illustrations and 3 tables. This study investigates the use of technology by the Confederate States of America to develop naval strategy and ultimately the Navy during the American Civil War. The study concentrates on the building and use of: ironclads to break the blockade and coastal defense, torpedoes (mines) for coastal defense, and Submarines to help break the blockade at Charleston. The use of technology had a significant influence on the Confederate Navy not only on the strate