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Arms and Equipment of the Civil War

Arms and Equipment of the Civil War - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jack CogginsSeries:Civil WarPublish date:2004-04-02Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486433950ISBN-10:486433951UPC:9780486433950Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), WeaponsSize:10.88 x 8.28 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCKJTQED68
The first military conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, metallic cartridges, and submarines, the Civil War also introduced such inventions as the telegraph and military balloon, utilized by the Signal Corps. This comprehensive reference brings a fresh perspective to wartime victories and defeats, with vivid descriptions of how the war was fought and what material was available to armies and navies of the Union and the Confederacy.
Profusely illustrated with hundreds of the author's own drawings, Jack Coggins's remarkable encyclopedia of military hardware and technology also describes such equipment as pontoon bridges, corduroy roads, "excelsior" percussion grenades, "freak guns," siege artillery, mines, and submarine torpedoes. Offering a new view on how military resources decided the outcome not only of battles, but of the war as well, the text also includes on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life in general.
A must-have book for every Civil War enthusiast and for readers interested in the development of weaponry.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486433950ISBN-10:486433951UPC:9780486433950Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), WeaponsSize:10.88 x 8.28 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCKJTQED68
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Jack Coggins

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