In this account, Chester G. Hearn tells the story of the confederate cruisers - eight ships built mostly in Great Britain - whose mission was to devastate Union commerce and draw off the blockading Yankee squadron strangling the South's economy. Hearn enriches his tale with biographical detail on the ships' commanders, and examines the British perspective, explaining England's motivation to undertake the clandestine construction of the warships.
- ISBN10 0807121142
- ISBN13 9780807121146
- Publish Date 1 September 1996 (first published February 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Louisiana State University Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English