The result of more than fifteen years of research; Ironclad Down is a treasure trove of detailed information about one of history's most famous vessels. Describing the fascinating people―Stephen Russell Mallory; John Mercer Brooke; John Luke Porter; et al.―who conceived; designed; and built one of the world's first ironclads as well as describing the ship itself; Carl Park offers both the most thoroughly detailed; in-depth analysis to date of the actual architecture of the Virginia and a fascinating; colorful chapter of Civil War history.
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