Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack ―CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction

Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack ―CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction by Park, Carl. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781591146599.

The result of more than fifteen years of research, Ironclad Down is a treasure trove of detailed information about one of historys 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 worlds 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.