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UNINA9910820917703321 |
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Autore |
Ragan Mark K. |
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Titolo |
Confederate saboteurs : building the Hunley and other secret weapons of the Civil War / / Mark K. Ragan |
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College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (298 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mechanical engineers |
Secret service - Confederate States of America - History |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations Submarine |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Formation and deployment -- First torpedo strike and launching the Hunley -- Richmond invests in the Corps -- Losing the Hunley -- Operations throughout the Confederacy -- Taking the fight to the enemy. |
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Facing an insurmountable deficit in resources compared to the Union navy, the Confederacy resorted to unorthodox forms of warfare to combat enemy forces. Perhaps the most energetic and effective torpedo corps and secret service company organized during the American Civil War, the Singer Secret Service Corps, led by Texan inventor and entrepreneur Edgar Collins Singer, developed and deployed submarines, underwater weaponry, and explosive devices. The group's main government-financed activity, which eventually led to other destructive inventions such as the Hunley submarine and behind-enemy-line |
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