Submarines - Military History, Submarines, United States - Naval History, Confederate States of America - Armed Forces, United States Navy, United States Civil War - Naval Operations
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Overview
Though the Union Navy held a numerical advantage over its Confederate counterpart, the South’s forces had one weapon that was not readily available to the North—underwater mines, known at the time as torpedoes. More Union ships were destroyed by torpedoes than by all other means combined. The South’s superiority in underwater weaponry can be directly traced to the work of an oceanographer named Matthew Fontaine Murray. Recognizing the South’s limited capabilities, Murray persuaded its leaders to develop underwater weapons. This is the first detailed history ever of the South’s development and deployment of both offensive and defensive underwater weaponry.Editorials
Booknews
A history of The Confederacy's development and deployment of offensive and defensive underwater weaponry during the Civil War. More Union ships were destroyed by torpedoes than by any other means, and much of this "distinction" is owed to Matthew Fontaine Murray of Virginia whose life is portrayed along with the torpedoes and underwater mines he developed. Schafer (a Michigan public school administrator) has enlivened the one dimensional personal accounts and diary entries with a sense of historical urgency and perspective. Includes illustrations and photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
February 28, 1996
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1996.
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786401147