Confederate Torpedoes: Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs
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Hoping to deter the Union navy from aggressive action on southern waterways during the Civil War, the Confederacy led the way in developing "torpedoes," a term that in the nineteenth century referred to contact mines floating on or just below the water's service. With this book, two little-known but important manuscripts related to these valuable weapons become available for the first time. General Gabriel J. Rains, director of the Confederate...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786463325
ISBN13:9780786463329
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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