For ACW ship building I use the Gibbons book.
Plus 3 or 4 others.
Miles is it the John Wallis book you are using??
martin :)
I too use the Gibbons book. As I do riverine warfare as an adjunct to land battles I am unlikely to look for other sources.
Yes Martin that is the book I ve been using by John Wallis.
I ve never heard of this Gibbons book ? Anymore information on it please ? Title ?
Miles
The Gibbons book is "Warships and naval battles of the Civil War" by Tony Gibbons ISBN 0 8317 9301 5
It is a lovely big hard backed book. It is on E bay etc.
It does not have plans in it but does have nice pictures etc.
martin :)
Thanks Martin - I too had searched online with no luck!
Simon
Strangely I picked mine up from a Dutch second hand book seller via bol.com.
Thank you Martin,I actually looked it up then found I already have it as well as the Kevin Dougherty's "Ships of the Civil War"
Both are good books but sometimes the information in them are a bit dated !
But a good thing came out of it. I found and bought on the Kindle, ACW Gamer: The Ezine: and issue 5 and 6 have a good article on ACW ships apparently. I will take a look later today.
Miles
What is the title of the John Wallis book, Miles?
John
It's an digital download off Wargames vault these days.
Ironclad and Iron Protected Vessels of The Confederate States Navy 1861-1865
By John W Wallis
It has plans and information helping those that want to know more about these vessels built and used and proposed and half built.
Miles