Kniha Confederate Torpedoes Peter S. Michie

Confederate Torpedoes

Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs

Jazyk: Angličtina
Väzba: Brožovaná
Vydavateľ: McFarland & Company
Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa
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Hoping to deter the Union navy from aggressive action on southern waterways during the Civil War, th...

Informácie o knihe

Jazyk
Angličtina
Väzba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydalo
2011
Stránok
220
EAN
9780786463329
ISBN
9780786463329
Enbook ID
06319265
Vydavateľ
Hmotnosť
412
Rozmery
255 x 181 x 15

Kompletný popis

Hoping to deter the Union navy from aggressive action on southern waterways during the Civil War, the Confederacy led the way in developing "torpedos," 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 Torpedo Bureau, penned his Torpedo Book as a manual for the fabrication and use of land mines and offensive and defensive water mines. With 21 scale drawings, Notes Explaining Rebel Torpedoes and Ordnance by Captain Peter S. Michie documents from the Federal perspective the construction and use of these "infernal machines." A detailed accounting of the vessels sunk or damaged by Confederate torpedoes and numerous photographs of existing specimens from museums and private collections complete this significant compilation.

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