Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xv
5. ABBREVIATIONS xvii
6. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 3
7. CHAPTER II A REVOLUTION IN NAVAL ORDNANCE 17
8. CHAPTER III UNARMORED IRON WARSHIPS 33
9. CHAPTER IV IRONCLAD PROJECTS OF THE FORTIES 48
10. CHAPTER V THE CRIMEAN WAR 69
11. CHAPTER VI THE FIRST SEAGOING IRONCLAD FLEET 92
12. CHAPTER VII GREAT BRITAIN ENTERS THE RACE 116
13. CHAPTER VIII THE PASSING OF THE WOODEN CAPITAL SHIP 140
14. CHAPTER IX THE ORIGINS OF THE TURRET SHIP 181
15. CHAPTER X ORDNANCE AND ARMOR IN 1861 196
16. CHAPTER XI MALLORY’S IRONCLAD POLICY 211
17. CHAPTER XII THE NORTH SEEKS A SOLUTION 238
18. CHAPTER XIII HAMPTON ROADS 285
19. CHAPTER XIV THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAMPTON ROADS 302
20. APPENDICES 333
21. BIBLIOGRAPHY 361
22. INDEX 383