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Overview
Theodore Roosevelt said that Cushing “comes next to Farragut on the hero roll of American naval history,” but most have never heard of him today. Tossed out of the Naval Academy for “buffoonery,” Cushing proved himself a prodigy in behind-the-lines warfare. Given command of a small union ship, he performed daring, near-suicidal raids, “cutting out” confederate ships and thwarting blockade runners. With higher commands and larger ships, Cushing’s exploits grow bolder, culminating in the sinking of the Albemarle.
A thrilling narrative biography, steeped in the tactics, weaponry, and battle techniques of the Union Navy, Commander Will Cushing brings to life a compelling yet flawed figure. Along with his three brothers, including one who fell at Gettysburg, Cushing served with bravery and heroism. But he was irascible and complicated—a loveable rogue, prideful and impulsive, who nonetheless possessed a genius for combat.
In telling Cushing’s story, Malanowski paints a vivid, memorable portrait of the army officials, engineers, and politicians scrambling to win the war. But he also goes deeper into the psychology of the daredevil soldier—and what this heroic and tragic figure, who died before his time, can tell us about the ways we remember the glories of war.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393351859 |
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| Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 11/09/2015 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 17
Chapter 1 Terrible Excitement 19
Chapter 2 Plague and Pride 22
Chapter 3 A Talent for Buffoonery 27
Chapter 4 Not Recommended 33
Chapter 5 Neither Efficient nor Subordinate 35
Chapter 6 His Exuberant Spirit 44
Chapter 7 The Gosport Debacle 49
Chapter 8 The Delaware Farmer 54
Chapter 9 Baptisms of Fire 59
Chapter 10 Twenty-Eight Shells a Minute 62
Chapter 11 Original and Speculative 66
Chapter 12 Transformations 73
Chapter 13 The Virginia 77
Chapter 14 The Monitor 83
Chapter 15 Rising 91
Chapter 16 Reenter Flusser 97
Chapter 17 Adventures of the Ellis 102
Chapter 18 Pilot Hunting 108
Chapter 19 Alonzo at Antietam 113
Chapter 20 In Old Virginia 117
Chapter 21 At Gettysburg 127
Chapter 22 Alonzo's Glory 132
Chapter 23 Grieving 137
Chapter 24 The Essence of Impudence 141
Chapter 25 Marsh Grass and Cattails 149
Chapter 26 High Time We Went 151
Chapter 27 Zigzag 154
Chapter 28 Letters from Welles 157
Chapter 29 The Coming 160
Chapter 30 Rampage 164
Chapter 31 Too Strong 170
Chapter 32 Proceed to New York 176
Chapter 33 No One Else 180
Chapter 34 In Case of Failure 184
Chapter 35 Dead Ahead 187
Chapter 36 Now 191
Chapter 37 Dead Gone Sunk 194
Chapter 38 Seldom Equaled, Never Excelled 198
Chapter 39 Back in Action 202
Chapter 40 Secret Weapon 206
Chapter 41 Sitting Duck 209
Chapter 42 Return to Fort Fisher 212
Chapter 43 Slaughter at the Northeast Bastion 216
Chapter 44 Endgames 223
Chapter 45 Victory 228
Chapter 46 On the West Coast 231
Chapter 47 Love and Duty 235
Chapter 48 Love Letters 240
Chapter 49 In the Orient 246
Chapter 50 Howard 251
Chapter 51 The World Stage 257
Chapter 52 The Virginius 260
Chapter 53 The Butcher 264
Chapter 54 Face-off 267
Chapter 55 At Rest 272
Epilogue 275
Acknowledgments 283
Notes on Sources 285
Bibliography 287