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“A masterful tale of the great Civil War ironclads…Their story…is irresistible, nowhere more so than in this crackling, supremely poised account.” Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author
“By keeping a human heart beating inside the keel of two extraordinary machines, Iron Dawn delightfully carries the reader from the Age of Sail to the Age of Iron.” Wall Street Journal
“Terrific…renders all previous accounts of the encounter between of the Monitor and the Merrimack as obsolete as the Merrimack and Monitor made wooden war ships.” Dallas Morning News
“The clash at Hampton Roads transformed the nature of warfare itself and offered a glimpse of the ‘grim modernity’ Snow vividly captures.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A thorough and enthusiastic treatment, Snow’s account will capture the naval-history and Civil War readership.” Booklist
“A worthy read not only for serious Civil War buffs, but also for those who appreciate how ingenuity forever changed the way the military does battle on the sea. BookPage
“The Monitor and Merrimack have never seemed more modern, dangerous, or revolutionary as they reappear in the hands of this master storyteller.” Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln and the Power of the Press
“Richard Snow opens up the vast, enthralling world of politics, war, technology, maritime history, and human drama.” S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author