This vivid and impeccably researched book details the life and Civil War battles of Admiral David Farragut. It shines a spotlight and shares new details about t
No admiral in America's Civil War fought with more distinction than David Glasgow Farragut, the first admiral of the U.S. Navy. Yet despite being considered by
Examines the life and military career of naval hero David Farragut, discussing his early life and influences in the American South, his decision to fight for th
Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time,
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies we