Paddleducks
Old Yahoo Group => Yahoo Messages => Topic started by: Alistair Deayton on June 21, 2005, 06:52:30 AM
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I don't think it has been mentioned here, but there is a new book
"Confederate Civil War Blockade Runners 1861-65" in the New Vanguard series
published by Osprey Publishing. This is a series on various types of naval
vessels, aircraft, etc. The book is paperback, 48 pages with 8 pages of
colour drawings. The author is Angus Konstam and the illustrations are by
Tony Bryan. Most of the blockade runners were paddle steamers. I haven't
read the book fully yet, but bit gives a good overview of the subject and is
only 8.99 GBP.
In the same series and recently published are "Mississippi Gunboats of the
American Civil War 1861-65" and "Union River Ironclads" by the same author.
The books can be ordered direct from the publisher www.ospreypublishing.com
Alistair Deayton
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Greeting Alistair!
There wouldn't happen to be any mention in this book of my favourite
ACW Blockade runner, the sidewheeler "Banshee" would there?
PJ
Victoria, BC Canada
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There are colour profiles of both BANSHEEs, and a two page cut-away drawing
of COLONEL LAMB; brief histories of both BANSHEEs, two black and white
reproductions of paintings of BANSHEE (I) and a copy of a contemporary
sketch showing BANSHEE (II).
Alistair