# Civil War Battleship: The Monitor

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- Book: [Civil War Battleship: The Monitor](https://www.bookquiver.com/gare-thompson/civil-war-battleship-the-monitor) ([Civil War Battleship: The Monitor.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gare-thompson/civil-war-battleship-the-monitor.md))
- Authors: [Gare Thompson](https://www.bookquiver.com/gare-thompson), [Larry Day](https://www.bookquiver.com/larry-day), [Brian Bascle](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-bascle)
- Publisher: penguin_young_readers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-06-9813-883-4
- Published: 2003-09-29
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The U. S. S. Monitor was an entirely new type of warship when it launched in 1862. Dubbed " the forefather of the modern Navy," this ironclad ship changed how wars are fought at sea. But on New Year's Eve,...