The Federal blockade of the Confederate Coast during the American Civil War (1861-1865) did not cause the ultimate Federal victory, but it contributed to that victory to a significant degree.
And although blockade running sustained the Confederates\' ability to continue the battle for four years, the effect of this economic warfare substantially weakened the armies upon which the Confederate assertion of independence rested..
At first unable to detect blockade runners, the Federals developed tactics that made them increasingly effective at making captures, although they did not eliminate blockade running altogether until they captured the principal Confederate ports.
Navy, blockade runners, and foreign governments (primarily the British) all pressed for advantage.
Without recounting hundreds of encounters between pro-Confederate blockade runners and Federal blockading forces, it traces the ebb and flow of events as the U.
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In this highly informative book, readers will learn the story of blockade running from a nuanced, all-points-of-view perspective.
The Federal blockade of the Confederate Coast during the American Civil War (1861-1865) did not cause the ultimate Federal victory, but it contributed to that victory to a significant degree
