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100 1  Preisler, Jerome,|eauthor. 
245 10 Civil War commando :|bWilliam Cushing and the daring raid 
       to sink the ironclad CSS Albemarle /|cJerome Preisler. 
246 30 William Cushing and the daring raid to sink the ironclad 
       CSS Albemarle 
264  1 Washington, DC :|bRegnery History,|c[2020] 
300    xvi, 319 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-319). 
520    "Civil War Commando is 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 Albemarle, Terror of the Roanoke, an 
       innovative war machine that seized control of the Roanoke 
       River Valley and threatened to cost the Union the war. 
       Cushing has been cited by historians as the inspiration 
       for Star Wars' Luke Skywalker character, and his attack on
       the Albemarle called the "greatest feat of arms in 
       American military history." Yet the full story of the man-
       and his daring mission of personal revenge against an iron
       monster-has never been told. Using 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, Civil 
       War Commando will reveal the dramatic story of the 
       Albemarle'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"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Cushing, William Barker,|d1842-1874. 
610 10 United States.|bNavy|xOfficers|vBiography. 
610 20 Albemarle (Confederate ironclad) 
650  0 Ship captains|zUnited States|vBiography. 
651  0 United States|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xCommando 
       operations. 
651  0 North Carolina|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xCommando 
       operations. 
651  0 United States|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xRiverine 
       operations. 
651  0 North Carolina|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xRiverine 
       operations. 
651  0 Roanoke River Valley (Va. and N.C.)|xHistory, Military
       |y19th century.