{"product_id":"the-union-blockade-in-the-american-civil-war-a-reassessment-hardcover","title":"The Union Blockade in the American Civil War: A Reassessment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Bonner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter McCord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2021 John Lyman Book Award from the North American Society for Oceanic History! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long been a part of the romanticized image of the Civil War. Throughout the war, Lincoln's blockade and attempts to breach it touched nearly every aspect of the war effort. The Union prevented crucial material from reaching Confederate forces, while blockade runners smuggled hundreds of thousands of guns to rebel armies. No other military campaign lasted as long or had as many long-term consequences on the outcome of the Civil War.\u003cp\u003eCovering more than three thousand miles of Southern coastline and employing the services of 100,000 sailors, the blockade was a massive undertaking largely dictated by two Atlantic powers: Great Britain and the United States. Michael Bonner and Peter McCord build on the extensive scholarship of the blockade and incorporate previously unexamined British primary sources to deliver a fresh analysis of the Union blockade, blockade-running, and a reassessment of the blockade's effectiveness. Their multifaceted study reassesses several key aspects of a \"critical component of Union strategy,\" including diplomatic and legal issues and the significance of the Confederacy's reliance on European supplies to sustain the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors present statistics showing that the blockade was not nearly as effective as is commonly believed; moreover, its successes against steam-powered blockade runners actually decreased as the war went on. The diversity and comprehensiveness of coverage makes \u003ci\u003eThe Union Blockade in the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e an essential work for Civil War historians and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL BREM BONNER \u003c\/b\u003ereceived his PhD from the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eConfederate Political Economy: Creating and Managing a Southern Corporatist Nation \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras: Essays from the Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER McCORD \u003c\/b\u003ereceived his PhD from the University of California, Riverside. He teaches history at the State University of New York at Fredonia; his articles have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e North Carolina Historical Review and Journal of Left History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52932540694835,"sku":"9781621906704","price":83.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mKr24Owj_H9781621906704.webp?v=1767869796","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-union-blockade-in-the-american-civil-war-a-reassessment-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}