American Civil War
The search result below lists those novels which are based around the American Civil War.
- 1. Seahawk Burning: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
- (Matching tags: American Civil War,Randall Peffer,The Seahawk Trilogy)
- This final volume in the Raphael Semmes trilogy of Civil War naval thrillers, Seahawk Burning, follows the real-life adventures of Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes and his ship, the ...
- 2. Seahawk Hunting: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
- (Matching tags: The Seahawk Trilogy,Randall Peffer,American Civil War)
- In Seahawk Hunting Rafael Semmes abandons his broken raider, the Sumter, which is penned in by the Federals near Gibraltar. In the meantime, he has the Brits build him a new ship in ...
- 3. Southern Seahawk: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
- (Matching tags: The Seahawk Trilogy,Randall Peffer,American Civil War)
- 1861 Southern Seahawk, the first novel in the Seahawk Trilogy, grows from the true story of Commander Raphael Semmes' rise to infamy, becoming the Union's "Public Enemy Number One." ...
- 4. The Pride of Pascagoula
- (Matching tags: Rory Dunbrody,Les Eldridge,American Civil War,Tobias St. John)
- This novel completes the Civil War portion of the saga, and returns the lads to the Pacific Northwest, where it all began. Tobias and Rory experience the chilling waters of the ...
- 5. Armored Giants
- (Matching tags: F. Van Wyck Mason,Civil War,American Civil War)
- ... Confederate Navy as a spy, boards the Merrimac, and serves in battle against best friend Ira on the Monitor. Author: F. Van Wyck Mason Title: Armored Giants Series: American ...
- 6. Trumpets Sound No More
- (Matching tags: F. Van Wyck Mason,Civil War,American Civil War)
- ... island off the Mexican coast, hire a ship and sets off to find the gold. A battle at sea follows. Author: F. Van Wyck Mason Title: Trumpets Sound No More Series: American ...
- 7. Our Valiant Few
- (Matching tags: F. Van Wyck Mason,Civil War,American Civil War)
- A novel about the Confederate Navy's attempts to break the blockade of Charleston during the American Civil War using torpedo boats and primitive submarines. ...
- 8. Blue Hurricane
- (Matching tags: F. Van Wyck Mason,Civil War,American Civil War)
- ... surrender of a fort, and the siege of Fort Donelson. Author: F. Van Wyck Mason Title: Blue Hurricane Series: American Revolution First Published by: J.B. Lippincott ...
- 9. Proud New Flags
- (Matching tags: F. Van Wyck Mason,Civil War,American Civil War)
- ... Series: American Revolution First Published by: J.B. Lippincott Company Place: Format: HC Date: 1951 ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Written specifically for Young Adults: No ...
- 10. Phantom of the Blockade
- (Matching tags: Stephen W. Meader,American Civil War)
- Life aboard a Confederate blockade runner was dangerous, exciting, and if one survived it, profitable. To Anse O'Neal, a seventeen-year-old from Oracoke Island off North Carolina, it meant ...
- 11. The Stolen Command
- (Matching tags: Jon Williams,American Civil War)
- A confederate naval officer must gain control of a steam ram captured by the army and defeat the approaching union steamers Can be found: The Mammoth Book of ...
- 12. The Wake of the Woonsocket
- (Matching tags: Rory Dunbrody,Les Eldridge,American Civil War,Tobias St. John)
- The continuing adventures of Rory Dunbrody, CSN and Tobias St. John, USN. In yet another espionage mission masterminded by Lincoln and his Secret Service Chief, Allan Pinkerton, Tobias, ...
- 13. Gray Raiders, Green Seas
- (Matching tags: Rory Dunbrody,Les Eldridge,American Civil War,Tobias St. John)
- The story of two sea officers, best friends, one Irish and one black who are separated by the American Civil War at sea. Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. John struggle to maintain their ...
- 14. The Chesapeake Command
- (Matching tags: Rory Dunbrody,Les Eldridge,American Civil War,Tobias St. John)
- Shipwreck, Indian raids and the threat of war with Great Britain confront two U.S. Navy officers, one Irish, one black, in the Pacific Northwest on the eve of the American Civil War. ...
- 15. Caleb Pettengill, U.S.N.
- (Matching tags: George Fielding Eliot,American Civil War)
- ... the experiences of the man and his ship, the birth pangs of the steam navy and the trials of the men who manned it during an era that has never ceased to fire the imaginations of american readers. ...
- 16. On the Old Kearsarge
- (Matching tags: Cyrus Townsend Brady,Boys of the Service,American Civil War)
- ‘A story of the civil war.' Said to be an historically accurate tale. The characters depicted are real with a few key names changed. Author: Cyrus ...
- 17. That Anvil of Our Souls
- (Matching tags: The Civil War at Sea,David Poyer,American Civil War)
- 1862 In New York, Theodorus Hubbard is the engineer for a revolutionary new "fighting machine" called the Monitor, and eager to become a man of means...so eager, a bribe compromises his integrity. ...
- 18. A Country of Our Own
- (Matching tags: The Civil War at Sea,David Poyer,American Civil War)
- 1861 Lt. Ker Custis Claiborne, formerly of the United States Navy, is no admirer of the institution of slavery. But he's also a Virginian. When the North decides to preserve an outworn Union ...
- 19. Fire on the Waters
- (Matching tags: The Civil War at Sea,David Poyer,American Civil War)
- 1861 With the outbreak of the Civil War, New Yorker Eli Eaker enlists in the Union Navy against his father's wishes and joins the crew of Captain Parker Bucyrus Trezevant, who is sailing ...
- 20. The Outlawed Banner
- (Matching tags: Garland Roark,American Civil War)
- Set onboard Federal and Confederate ships during the American Civil War. Author:Garland Roark Title: The Outlawed Banner Series: n/a First Published ...
- 21. Thieves of Mercy
- (Matching tags: James L. Nelson,Samuel Bowater,American Civil War)
- 1862 Having survived the bloody Battle of New Orleans and the loss of their ironclad Yazoo River, captain Samuel Bowater, engineer Hieronymus Taylor, and the survivors of their crew are given ...
- 22. Glory in the Name
- (Matching tags: James L. Nelson,Samuel Bowater,American Civil War)
- 1861 April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension explode into civil war. And for those men who do not know in which direction their ...
- 23. Honorable Mention
- (Matching tags: Robert N. Macomber,Honor,Peter Wake,American Civil War)
- 1864- 1866 Covers the tumultuous end of the Civil War in Florida and the Caribbean, from the re-election of Lincoln in 1864 to the relocation of former Confederates to Latin America in 1866. ...
- 24. Point of Honor
- (Matching tags: Robert N. Macomber,Honor,Peter Wake,American Civil War)
- 1864 The year is 1864, and Wake, assisted by his indomitable Irish bosun, Sean Rork, commands a larger ship, the naval schooner St. James. Wake's remarkable ability to make things happen ...
- 25. At the Edge of Honor
- (Matching tags: Robert N. Macomber,Honor,Peter Wake,American Civil War)
- 1863 The year is 1863. The Civil War is leaving its bloody trail across the nation as Peter Wake, born and bred in the North, joins the U.S. Navy and arrives in Florida for duty with the ...
- 26. Number Two-Ninety
- (Matching tags: Showell Styles,American Civil War)
- This book has been released under the following alternate titles:- Confederate Raider A fictionalised account of the the Confederate raider Alabama ...
- 27. John Paul Jones: America's First Sea Warrior
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- ... a narrow naval context to establish Jones as a key player in the American Revolution, something not done by previous biographers, and explains what drove him to his achievements. At the same time, Admiral ...
- 28. S. K. Keogh
- (Other Authors)
- ... on the American Civil War. So it was no wonder that her first writing credit was a featured article in the magazine America's Civil War. Keogh's particular interest in the Civil War led her into re-enacting ...
- 29. The Rebel Raiders: The Astonishing History of the Confederacy's Secret Navy
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
- ... the American Civil War. Like most things in the War between the States, it started over cotton: Lincoln's naval blockade prevented the South from exporting their prize commodity to England. In response, ...
- 30. Monitor: The Story of the Revolutionary Ship and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Famous Ships)
- ... Ericsson -- and for an extraordinary series of coincidences. "Monitor" is the fascinating saga of the most famous ship in American history, of the Union it helped preserve and the revolution it wrought. ...
- 31. Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian 1809-1922
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Famous Ships)
- His Majesty's frigate Macedonian was launched in 1810, at the height of the Napoleonic wars, and burned in Manhattan in 1922. Captured by the Americans in 1812, the ship became a symbol of pride for the ...
- 32. Randall Peffer
- (Authors)
- ... at Phillips Academy, Andover and sails out of his homeports of Marion, Massachusetts and Great Guana Cay, Abaco. He is the author of a HNF series set during the American Civil War ...
- 33. William M. Fowler, Jr
- (Other Authors)
- ... from the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of a number of books on American history and is also co-author of America and The Sea: A Maritime History of America. He was Professor of History at ...
- 34. Under Two Flags: The American Navy in the Civil War
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
- ... to one of the most powerful waterborne forces in the world. Author: William M. Fowler, Jr Title: Under Two Flags: The American Navy in the Civil War Series: First Published ...
- 35. CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Famous Ships)
- ... analyzing the strengths and weakness of each of the combatants. While the American Civil War is usually considered a land war, there was plenty of blood in the water. Author: Mark ...
- 36. Full Fathom Five on Kindle
- (Astrodene's HNF Blog)
- A new novella (short story) called Full Fathom Five, set during the American Civil war, was released on 18 October 2011 for Kindle. The Author of this work is Peter A. Smalley, which may cause some ...
- 37. Full Fathom Five
- (Short Stories)
- This book is described as a Novella and it is therefore listed as a short story. The American Civil War has ground the South into the dust for ten long years thanks in large part ...
- 38. Felix Riesenberg
- (Other Authors)
- Felix Riesenberg (1879–1939) was an American maritime officer and writer of maritime professional, historical, and fictional literature. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and later attended the New ...
- 39. Alfred Thayer Mahan
- (Other Authors)
- Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His ...
- 40. Mary Johnston
- (Other Authors)
- Mary Johnston (1870–1936) was an American novelist and women's rights advocate. The daughter of an American Civil War soldier who became a successful lawyer, Mary Johnston was born in the small town ...
- 41. Bernard Cornwell
- (Related Authors)
- ... series, set during the Napoleonic Wars; the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles, about American Civil War; the Warlord Trilogy, about Arthurian England; and the Saxon Chronicles. Two of the Sharpe series are ...
- 42. An Interview with Les Eldridge
- (Astrodene's HNF Blog)
- ... What can you tell us about Rory Dunbrody and Tobias St. John's new adventures in The Pride of Pascagoula , without spoiling the plot for readers? This novel completes the American Civil War portion ...
- 43. James Otis
- (Authors)
- ... Series Year Book Comment 1778 A Cruise with Paul Jones David Carlton is picked up from a wreck by the American sloop Ranger and becomes a powder monkey ** ...
- 44. An Interview with Michael Aye
- (Astrodene's HNF Blog)
- ... He and Gabe set sail with a new squadron to face old enemies, personal tragedies, daring privateers, and the French, who have signed an alliance with the determined American colonies. The book continues ...
- 45. Voyages, the Age of Sail: Documents in American Maritime History, Volume I, 1492-1865
- (AOS Other Non-Fiction)
- "An indispensable resource for anyone interested in teaching American maritime history. This well-organized and edited collection of primary documents will significantly advance students' knowledge of ...
- 46. Our Valiant Few
- (O)
- A novel about the Confederate Navy's attempts to break the blockade of Charleston during the American Civil War using torpedo boats and primitive submarines. ...
- 47. F. Van Wyck Mason
- (Authors)
- Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901 – 1978) was an American historian and novelist with 65 published novels. He was born in Boston, and during his first eight years he lived in Berlin and then Paris where his ...
- 48. Devil on the Deep Blue Sea: The Notorious Career of Captain Samuel Hill of Boston
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- Had he not been a madman, Captain Samuel Hill would likely be remembered as one of the great maritime adventurers of the early nineteenth century. He was the first American to live in Japan, and was in ...
- 49. Fighting Ships 1750-1850
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Ships & Design)
- ... portraits of leading figures in naval history; and details of guns, sails, and life below deck. Taken from contemporary sources, they range from the Seven Years' War to the American Civil War. The ...
- 50. This Day in Naval History - August
- (This Day in History)
- ... Sir Hyde Parker engaged a Dutch squadron under Vice-admiral Zoutman. 1813 HMS Dominica (14), Lt. George Wilmot Barrete (Killed in Action), taken by the American privateer Decatur off Charleston ...