The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story by John Worden; Samuel Greene; H. Ashton Ramsay; Eugene Winslow Watson. Read in English by Jeffery The American Civil War lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. It included some iconic battles that have maintained enough interest to merit recounting the events in countless books. One such seminal battle was that of the USS Monitor versus the USS Merrimack, two ironclad ships, repurposed and redesigned to have a defensive advantage against conventional wooden war ships of the 19th century. The Monitor and the Merrimack faced off in a duel in the harbor at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The event represented the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. “The Monitor and the Merrimac” is a unique historical account of the first-hand experiences and perspectives of soldiers on each of the two ships. - Summary by Jeffery Smith For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (32MB)

Directors & creators

John Worden; Samuel Greene; H. Ashton Ramsay; Eugene Winslow Watson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;war; battle; merrimac; monitor; civil; merrimack

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