Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS Alabama

Written By : Stephen Fox

Narrated By : Barrett Whitener

Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 10 hours 30 minutes

Categories : Military

Price : $49.95 $19.95

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"[A] fact-filled, cleanly writtenwell-conceived and executed military biography."
Publishers Weekly

"Not only compelling and new, but highly entertaining as well."
William Marvel, author of Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox

"A genuine thriller from the first page to the last. for any and all readers who love to get wrapped up in a great book."
Debby Applegate, author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher

In July 1862, Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes took command of a secret new warship. At the helm of the Alabama, he became the most hated and feared man along the Union coast, as well as a Confederate legend. Now, with unparalleled authority, depth, and a vivid sense of the excitement and danger of the time, Stephen Fox describes Captain Semmes's remarkable wartime exploits. Burning one Union ship after another, he eluded capture time and again, ravaging Union commerce. But when the tide turned in favor of the Union, foreign ports were less willing to take in the Alabama, forcing Semmes to wander the oceans on a deteriorating ship, his ability to outwit the Union captains diminishing rapidly. Finally, in 1864, a Union ship sunk the Alabama though not her captain in a world-renowned battle.

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