Thunder at Hampton Roads: The U.S.S. Monitor--Its Battle with the Merrimack and Its Recent DiscoveryOn March 9, 1862, the battle of the century took place at Hampton Roads. The U. S. S. Monitor, the world's first all iron fighting ship, repulsed the Confederate ironclad Merrimack. In so doing, the Yankee vessel demolished forever the wooden walls of the fleet's oak and billowing canvas and helped ensure a Northern victory in the Civil War. Thunder at Hampton Roads is the only book that covers the entire story of the Monitor, from its inception to