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To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War

To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War

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  • Create Date：2022-04-17 17:21:39
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  • Author：Phil Keith
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Summary

The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin。

On June 19， 1864， just off the coast of France， one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place。 On a clear day with windswept skies， the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish， the outcome of which would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas。

Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin introduce some of the crucial but historically overlooked players， including John Winslow， captain of the USS Kearsarge， as well as Raphael Semmes， captain of the CSS Alabama。 Readers will sail aboard the Kearsarge as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth， if necessary， to find and destroy the Alabama。"

Winslow pursued Semmes in a spectacular fourteen-month chase over international waters， culminating in what would become the climactic sea battle of the Civil War。

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Reviews

Adelbert ，

Best account of the Kearsage and Alabama I gave read。Excellent writing and meticulous research。

Shoshana ，

Over the last few years Tom Clavin has become a favorite writer of mine。 His books about Dodge City Tombstone were well-written and very interesting。 Although Phil Keith is the main author of this book， with Tom Clavin being the secondary， it is also well-written and very interesting。 It recounts a little-known incident from the American Civil War which is right up my alley。`This is a fine book。 It describes a naval battle which took place outside of Cherbourg Harbor。 The Confederacy's raider "A Over the last few years Tom Clavin has become a favorite writer of mine。 His books about Dodge City Tombstone were well-written and very interesting。 Although Phil Keith is the main author of this book， with Tom Clavin being the secondary， it is also well-written and very interesting。 It recounts a little-known incident from the American Civil War which is right up my alley。`This is a fine book。 It describes a naval battle which took place outside of Cherbourg Harbor。 The Confederacy's raider "Alabama" and the America ship the "Kearsage" fought until the Alabama was utterly vanquished。 Keith gives the reader a minute-by-minute account of the battle， one might almost have been a participant。"Uttermost" is an excellent book for students of naval history。 or those interested in the American Civil War。 And， as proven once again， the reader cannot go wrong with any book in which Tom Clavin had a hand。Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more

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CategoriesNaval History， Wars & Conflicts， Civil War Period （1850-1877） US History

Zeb Kantrowitz ，

During the Civil War the South didn't have a traditional Navy， nor did they have large scale shipyards to build a Navy。 So the Confederates sent agents to England to purchase existing ships and order the building of ships。 Before the US put a stop to the ships being built， one was released and became the Raider CSS Alabama。 Captained by a former Annapolis graduate， most of it's sailors were English or Irish。 During a two year cruise the Alabama to control of 65 merchant vessels flying the US fla During the Civil War the South didn't have a traditional Navy， nor did they have large scale shipyards to build a Navy。 So the Confederates sent agents to England to purchase existing ships and order the building of ships。 Before the US put a stop to the ships being built， one was released and became the Raider CSS Alabama。 Captained by a former Annapolis graduate， most of it's sailors were English or Irish。 During a two year cruise the Alabama to control of 65 merchant vessels flying the US flag。 Most of the ships and cargoes were burned and the sailors let off at neutral ports。At the end of the two year period， she was refitting at the port of Cherbourg in France when she was blocked by the USS Kearsarge from leaving the port。 When the Alabama came out to fight the Kearsarge， they were eight miles outside of Cherbourg。 While the French watched， the two ships battled。 Alabama was at a disadvantage because it's gunpowder and fuses were over two years old and many didn't explode。 Of their 170 man crew， the Alabama lost 19 dead and had 21 wounded。 The Kearsarge suffered 1 dead and 2 wounded。 In less than an hour the Alabama was sinking。 Because the Kearsarge was a US Navy ship， her gunners and gun crews were able to cause massive damage to the Alabama， where the Alabama had gun crews that were mostly made up of ordinary seamen。Many of the Alabam's sailors were picked-up by an English yacht and French shipping。 Though the Alabama lowered their flag and ran up a white surrender flag， none of the Alabama's officers were to surrender to the Kearsarge， choosing to escape to England or France。 This was considered to be cowardly under the traditional rules of battle at this time。Keith does a fabulous job of explaining the rules of the sea at that time and how they were supposed to act towards neutral and prisoners of war。 His description of the Battle of Cherbourg is a shell by shell description of how each shot's damage to the Alabama caused it's sinking。 。。。more

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