Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau

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"Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads." Gabriel J. Rains was a Confederate Brigadier General who was more than a military officer--he was a scientist. His Civil War appointment gave him an opportunity to develop explosives. He invented three mines: the "subterra shell" (land mine), the keg torpedo, and the submarine mortar battery (both naval mines). After the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862, he served the Confederacy...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1611213509

ISBN13:9781611213508

Release Date:September 2017

Publisher:Savas Beatie

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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