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Ironclads: Monitor Vs. Merrimac DVD US Civil War Documentary

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The Battle Of The Ironclad Warships USS Monitor And CSS Virginia (Formerly USS Merrimac[k]) That Was The American Civil War Naval Battle Of Hampton Roads - Three Full Hours Of Civil War And Naval History, Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS In An Archival Quality 2 Disc All Regions Format DVD Set! #BattleOfHamptonRoads #BattleOfTheIronclads #BattleOfTheMonitorAndMerrimack #BattleOfTheMonitorAndMerrimac #BattleOfTheMonitorAndVirginia #USSMonitor #CSSVirginia #USSMerrimac #USSMerrimack #Ironclads #IroncladWarships #AmericanCivilWar #WarBetweenTheStates #NavalWarfare #NavalHistory #DVD

* 3/7/2020: Updated And Expanded: Updated With ARCHAEOLOGY: SEARCH FOR THE MERRIMAC And HEARTS IN BONDAGE, And Upgraded From A Single DVD To A 2 Disc Archival Quality Dual Layer Format DVD Set!

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IRONCLADS: THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC (Color, 1988, 23 Min.)
Distinguished journalist Edwin Newman narrates this well-documented exposition of the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac, with reference to experts Philip Lundeberg of the Smithsonian, William C. Davis of the National Historical Society, Michael Curtin of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and more.

THE MISSION TO THE MONITOR (Color, 1991, 49 Min.)
The ambitious and successful project to become the first scuba divers to investigate the wreck of the USS Monitor, and along the way, they also manage to dive to the wreck of the Monitor's sister ship, the Tecumseh, and what they find is both interesting and disturbing...

YOU ARE THERE: MARCH 9, 1862 (Audio, 1948, 29 Minutes)
Hypothetical news coverage of The Battle Of Hampton Roads between the Monitor and Merrimac in an episode of the brilliant CBS News radio historical drama series by much the same staff that CBS employed during World War II, including newscaster Don Hollenbeck: war correspondent, commentator and associate of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly.

ARCHAEOLOGY: SEARCH FOR THE MERRIMAC (Color, 1993, 29 Minutes)
Distinguished actor and voice artist John Rhys-Davies hosts this chronicle of the search for the remains of the Merrimac (CSS Virginia) by Craney Island off the coast of South Hampton Roads.

HEARTS IN BONDAGE (Black/White, 1936, 53 Minutes)
Film director Lew Ayres' Hollywood dramatization of the battle, with the drama driven by two best friends who find themselves serving in the opposing warring vessels of the Battle Of Hampton Roads.


The American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads was fought over two days, March 8-9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it enters Chesapeake Bay adjacent to the city of Norfolk. Often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, it was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. The battle was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break the Union blockade, which had cut off Virginia's largest cities and major industrial centers, Norfolk and Richmond, from international trade. The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram Virginia (built from the remnants of the under-construction steam frigate USS Merrimack, newest warship for the United States Navy / Union Navy) and several supporting vessels. On the first day of battle, they were opposed by several conventional, wooden-hulled ships of the Union Navy. On that day, Virginia was able to destroy two ships of the federal flotilla, USS Congress and USS Cumberland, and was about to attack a third, USS Minnesota, which had run aground. However, the action was halted by darkness and falling tide, so Virginia retired to take care of her few wounded-which included her captain, Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan-and repair her minimal battle damage. Determined to complete the destruction of Minnesota, Catesby ap Roger Jones, acting as captain in Buchanan's absence, returned the ship to the fray the next morning, March 9. During the night, however, the ironclad Monitor had arrived and had taken a position to defend Minnesota. When Virginia approached, Monitor intercepted her. The two ironclads fought for about three hours, with neither being able to inflict significant damage on the other. The duel ended indecisively, Virginia returning to her home at the Gosport Navy Yard for repairs and strengthening, and Monitor to her station defending Minnesota. The ships did not fight again, and the blockade remained in place. The battle received worldwide attention, and it had immediate effects on navies around the world. The preeminent naval powers, Great Britain and France, halted further construction of wooden-hulled ships, and others followed suit. Although Britain and France had been engaged in an iron-clad arms race since the 1830s, the Battle of Hampton Roads signaled a new age of naval warfare had arrived for the whole world. A new type of warship, monitor, was produced based on the principle of the original. The use of a small number of very heavy guns, mounted so that they could fire in all directions, was first demonstrated by Monitor but soon became standard in warships of all types. Shipbuilders also incorporated rams into the designs of warship hulls for the rest of the century.

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