Naval Strategies of the Civil War: Confederate Innovations and Federal Opportunism, by Jay W. Simson. One of the most overlooked aspects of the American Civil War is the naval strategy played out by the North and the South. Much is said of the ironclad initiatives, and some attention is given to the commerce raiders and blockade-runners. In general, however, the ships and sailors of the Civil War have been overshadowed by the soldiers. (242 pages, 9” x 6”, Paperback) – Item #3755