{"product_id":"9781621576792","title":"Civil War Commando: William Cushing's Daring Raid to Sink the Invincible Ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I…recommend that Lieutenant William B. Cushing, US Navy, receive a vote of thanks from Congress for his important, gallant and perilous achievement in destroying the rebel ironclad steamer Albemarle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–Abraham Lincoln to Congress, December 18, 1864\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil War Commando \u003c\/em\u003eis the incredible tale of two giants on a historic collision course: Will Cushing, the United States Navy's first naval commando, and the unsinkable Confederate ironclad \u003cem\u003eAlbemarle\u003c\/em\u003e, Terror of the Roanoke, an innovative war machine that seized control of the Roanoke River Valley and threatened to cost the Union the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCushing has been cited by historians as the inspiration for Star Wars' Luke Skywalker character, and his attack on the \u003cem\u003eAlbemarle\u003c\/em\u003e called the \"greatest feat of arms in American military history.\"\u003cbr\u003eYet the full story of the man-and his daring mission of personal revenge against an iron monster-has never been told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing primary source materials, contemporaneous journals, and archival military records, richly illustrated with photos, maps, and rare hand-drawn schematics not seen in over a 150 years, \u003cem\u003eCivil War Commando\u003c\/em\u003e will reveal the dramatic story of the \u003cem\u003eAlbemarle\u003c\/em\u003e's creation, Will Cushing's colorful life and career, and the groundbreaking naval tactics he developed-tactics that not only saved Abraham Lincoln's presidency, but were the foundation of the modern day Navy SEALs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regnery Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038047781104,"sku":"9781621576792","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621576792_p0.jpg?v=1763859563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621576792","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}