02818nam 2200637 450 991046038620332120200520144314.01-62349-279-3(CKB)3710000000445865(EBL)2089501(SSID)ssj0001516845(PQKBManifestationID)12628075(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001516845(PQKBWorkID)11500779(PQKB)11124502(MiAaPQ)EBC2089501(OCoLC)913914978(MdBmJHUP)muse46262(Au-PeEL)EBL2089501(CaPaEBR)ebr11076388(CaONFJC)MIL811377(OCoLC)914149966(EXLCZ)99371000000044586520150725h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConfederate saboteurs building the Hunley and other secret weapons of the Civil War /Mark K. RaganFirst edition.College Station, [Texas] :Texas A&M University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (298 p.)Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-62349-278-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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-lineEd Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.Mechanical engineersBiographySecret serviceConfederate States of AmericaHistoryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Naval operationsSubmarineElectronic books.Mechanical engineersSecret serviceHistory.973.786Ragan Mark K.909284MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460386203321Confederate saboteurs2034107UNINA