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First edition. |
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1 online resource. |
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Naval historians Military historians |
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Americans |
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Men |
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text file |
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Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series
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Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
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H.L. Hunley (Submarine) |
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Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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Confederate States of America. Army. |
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Biographies.
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Confederate States of America. Singer Secret Service Corps -- History.
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Confederate States of America. Singer Secret Service Corps. |
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History. |
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Confederate States of America. Singer Secret Service Corps -- Biography.
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Singer, Edgar Collins, 1825-1919.
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Singer, Edgar Collins, 1825-1919. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Secret service -- Confederate States of America -- History.
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Secret service. |
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Mechanical engineers -- Biography.
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Mechanical engineers. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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1861-1865 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic book.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ragan, Mark K. Confederate Saboteurs : Building the Hunley and Other Secret Weapons of the Civil War. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2015 9781623492786 |
| ISBN |
9781623492793 (electronic book) |
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1623492793 (electronic book) |
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1623492785 |
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9781623492786 |
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9781623492786 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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