West Wind, Flood Tide

Immortalized by David Farragut''s apothegm, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," the Battle of Mobile Bay remains one of history''s great naval engagements, a contest between two admirals trained in the same naval tradition who once fought under the same flag. This new study takes a fresh look at the battle—the bloodiest naval battle of the Civil War—examining its genesis, tactics, and politica...