Brent’s Reviews > The Civil War at Sea > Status Update

"It may seem odd to think of Georgia as part of the West since it borders the Atlantic Ocean, but strategically much of Georgia - especially Atlanta - was more closely tied to the West than the East."

Symonds's book is full of great, readable storytelling: "Almost certainly the North could have won the Civil War without the blockade, but almost as certainly, the blockade made the war shorter, and in doing so it probably saved many thousands of lives."