{"product_id":"iron-dawn-book-richard-snow-9781476794181","title":"Iron Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn utterly absorbing account of one of history's most momentous battles (\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power--from acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who writes with verve and a keen eye (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, took a radical step to combat the Union blockade, building an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e. The North got word of the project, and, in panicky desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e, an entirely revolutionary iron warship. Rushed through to completion in just one hundred days, it mounted only two guns, but they were housed in a shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn, only to arrive to find the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack \u003c\/i\u003ehad already sunk half the Union fleet--and would be back to finish the job. When she returned, the \u003ci\u003eMonitor \u003c\/i\u003ewas there. She fought the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e to a standstill, and, many believe, saved the Union cause. As soon as word of the fight spread, Great Britain--the foremost sea power of the day--ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old tradition ended and the naval future opened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, \u003ci\u003eIron Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e renders all previous accounts of the encounter between the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e as obsolete as wooden war ships (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). Richard Snow brings to vivid life the tensions of the time in this lively tale of science, war, and clashing personalities (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50125599408401,"sku":"CIN1476794189G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50816967835921,"sku":"GOR009101525","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52106661101841,"sku":"CIN1476794189VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53341923737873,"sku":"CIN1476794189A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1476794189.jpg?v=1750858708","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/iron-dawn-book-richard-snow-9781476794181","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}