{"product_id":"under-two-flags-the-american-navy-in-the-civil-war-bluejacket-books","title":"Under Two Flags: The American Navy in the Civil War (Bluejacket Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period  this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory. Neither ponderous nor hagiographic  the work presents characters and events that have been previously neglected and offers candid assessments of officers  men  and material. Originally published in 1990  when it was a Military History Book Club selection  the work is considered a must for Civil War buffs. It is an authoritative and gripping story of the battles waged. The author provides a rare look at the war fought by primitive northern gunboats drifting through Louisianas muddy bayous  Yankee merchantmen captured by rebel privateers at sea  and Union ironclads subduing hotly defended Southern forts. Nor does William Fowler neglect the subtler sparrings behind the scenes: War Secretary Stanton and Navy Secretary Welles competing for Lincolns favor and Welless fierce duel of strategies with his Confederate counterpart  Stephen Mallory. Finally  the author describes the astonishing transformation of the Navy itself from a ragtag fleet of aging steamers and paddleboats to one of the most powerful waterborne forces in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983486480437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1557502897","price":31.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781557502896.jpg?v=1770796195","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/under-two-flags-the-american-navy-in-the-civil-war-bluejacket-books","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}