John V. Quarstein

Autor von The Monitor Boys: The Crew of the Union's First Ironclad (VA)

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John V. Quarstein is an award-winning historian and preservationist. The author of 16 books, he is the director of the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners' Museum and Park. A resident of Hilton Village for 21 years, he was also director of museums for the City of Newport News, leading many mehr anzeigen successful preservation projects. Quarstein and Historic Hilton Village, Inc., have chosen images from a rich array of sources to illustrate the story of the evolution of this beloved community. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. weniger anzeigen

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Virginia Regimental History Series

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The Monitor Boys: The Crew of the Union's First Ironclad (VA) (2010) 20 Exemplare

The CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender (The History Press) (Maritime) (2012) 19 Exemplare

Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick (Civil War Series) (2012) 19 Exemplare

The Battle of the Ironclads (VA) (Civil War History Series) (1999) 18 Exemplare

Fort Monroe: The Key to the South (VA) (Civil War History Series) (1999) 16 Exemplare

A History of Ironclads: The Power of Iron over Wood (2007) 14 Exemplare

The Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula (1997) 13 Exemplare

Hampton and Newport News in the Civil War: War comes to the Peninsula (Virginia Civil War battles and leaders series) (1998) 11 Exemplare

BIG BETHEL: First Battle (Civil War Series) (2011) 10 Exemplare

C.S.S. Virginia: Mistress of Hampton Roads (Virginia Regimental History Series) (2000) 8 Exemplare

Newport News: A centennial history (1996) 6 Exemplare

World War I on the Virginia Peninsula (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) (1999) 5 Exemplare

Old Point Comfort Resort (VA): Hospitality, Health & History on Virginia's Chesapeake Bay (2009) 4 Exemplare

War comes to Warwick : Newport News in the Civil War 1 Exemplar

Hilton Village (Images of America) (2018) 1 Exemplar

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Yorktown's Civil War Siege: Drums Along the Warwick… von John V. Quarstein

Note that the first half of the 156 pages of text (with many photos and illustrations interspersed within the text) is a summary of action on the Peninsula from the beginning of the war, prior to the siege. God background, but this is not a micro history of the siege but rather an overview. The deepest detail is on the April 16 action at Dam No. 1.

I’m not one of those “maps are no good” reviewers, but in this case, they truly are inadequate. The only modern maps are two schematic diagrams of the Dam No 1 skirmish. There are numerous contemporary maps, all of them nearly illegible and useless for following the text. I would expect at least one detailed map of the fortifications in a book about a siege.

It can be used in an in depth study of the Peninsula Campaign, but the material is no more than you will get from any number of books that cover the ironclads and the campaign in general.… (mehr)

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