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Searching “Monitor and Merrimac” on Amazon brought up twenty-five books of popular history or historical fiction, seventeen of which were in print or available on Kindle, including Arthur Mokin’s 1991 novel, Ironclad. Why so many? Obviously, there are several reasons. The March 9, 1862, battle was a turning point in naval history – the end of four centuries of the domination of the world’s oceans by the wooden sailing warship.
On Saturday, January 7th, 2017 retired Navy Captain George W. Stewart passed away at his home, under hospice care. While I knew his health had been declining, and had visited him in the hospital and a retirement community several times in November and December, I was just not prepared for his death. George Stewart had been my commanding officer nearly 40 years earlier, and a friend for the past decade, so his loss has been a personal blow.
In 1941, the United States was in a “let’s stay out of the European and Asia Wars” mindset; Fortress America will protect us from conflicts continents away. This attitude changed on 7 December 1941.
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