Craig L. Symonds is professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the author of 11 previous books on the Civil War and naval history, including the Lincoln-Prize-winning Lincoln and His Admirals.

Symonds writes briskly and with great competence, and The Civil War at Sea (and on the rivers) is a masterful overview of a most meaningful topic.

• Series ForewordPrefaceChapter One: The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological RevolutionChapter Two: The Blockade and Blockade RunnersChapter Three: The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the HuntedChapter Four: "Unvexed to the Sea": The River WarChapter Five: Civil War Navies and the Siege of CharlestonChapter Six: The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the ShenandoahNotesBibliographical EssayIndex

Craig L. Symonds is professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the author of 11 previous books on the Civil War and naval history, including the Lincoln-Prize-winning Lincoln and His Admirals.

Symonds writes briskly and with great competence, and The Civil War at Sea (and on the rivers) is a masterful overview of a most meaningful topic.

• Series ForewordPrefaceChapter One: The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological RevolutionChapter Two: The Blockade and Blockade RunnersChapter Three: The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the HuntedChapter Four: "Unvexed to the Sea": The River WarChapter Five: Civil War Navies and the Siege of CharlestonChapter Six: The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the ShenandoahNotesBibliographical EssayIndex

Craig L. Symonds is professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the author of 11 previous books on the Civil War and naval history, including the Lincoln-Prize-winning Lincoln and His Admirals.

Symonds writes briskly and with great competence, and The Civil War at Sea (and on the rivers) is a masterful overview of a most meaningful topic.

• Series ForewordPrefaceChapter One: The Ships and the Guns: Civil War Navies and the Technological RevolutionChapter Two: The Blockade and Blockade RunnersChapter Three: The War on Commerce: The Hunters and the HuntedChapter Four: "Unvexed to the Sea": The River WarChapter Five: Civil War Navies and the Siege of CharlestonChapter Six: The End Game: Mobile, Wilmington, and the Cruise of the ShenandoahNotesBibliographical EssayIndex