Blockade Runners of the Confederacy, " first published in 1958, offered the first in-depth look at the dashing figures, spies, and fast ships that ran the blockade, as well as an overall assessment of the blockades conception, effectiveness, and impact on the Southern populace. Generations of historians and Civil War buffs have considered it invaluable, this paperback edition makes the work available once again to a new generation of enthusiasts and scholars.