James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy - Paperback

by Walter E. Wilson (Author), Gary L. McKay (Author)

American naval hero and Confederate secret agent James Dunwoody Bulloch was widely considered the Confederacy's most dangerous man in Europe. As head of the South's covert shipbuilding and logistics program overseas during the American Civil War, Bulloch acquired a staggering 49 warships, blockade runners, and tenders; built "invulnerable" ocean-going ironclads; sustained Confederate logistics; financed covert operations; and acted as the mastermind behind the destruction of 130 Union ships. Ironically, this man who conspired to destroy the Union and kidnap its president later stood as the favorite uncle and mentor to Theodore Roosevelt. Bulloch's astonishing life unfolds in this first-ever biography.

Author Biography

Walter E. Wilson, a retired Navy Captain and former head of U.S. Naval Intelligence operations in Europe, has authored numerous articles and reviews. Gary L. McKay is a research fellow at the University of Dundee, Scotland and the research and development scientist at Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. He is also a life member of the US Naval Institute and a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.