ISBN 0870216988. Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Very good condition, with slight shelfwear to cover edges, slight browning to edges of interior pages. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. Reprint edition from the Classics of Naval Literature series, bound in uniform blue and gray by the Naval Institute Press.

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Title: Two Years on the Alabama
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN 10: 0870216988
ISBN 13: 9780870216985
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Later Edition
Condition: Very Good

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A vibrant portrait the famous Confederate cruiser whose record during the Civil War made her the most successful raider of all time.

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Arthur Sinclair (May 1837- November 1925), the son and grandson of U.S. Navy officers. He served at sea under his father in the 1850s but had returned to civilian life by the time of the the 1860-61 secession crisis. Sinclair entered Southern naval service and served in CSS United States and in other ships during 1861, and on board the ironclad Virginia during her battle with USS Monitor on 9 March 1862. Appointed to the rank of Acting Master in August 1862, he was an officer of CSS Alabama, under Captain Raphael Semmes, during her destructive commerce raiding career in 1862-64.

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