Submarine Warfare in the Civil War

by Mark K. Ragan

Book Overview

Many people have heard of the Hunley, the experimental Confederate submarine that sank the USS Housatonic in a daring nighttime operation. Less well known, however, is that the Hunley was not alone under the waters of America during the Civil War. Both the Union and Confederacy built a wide and incredible array of vessels that could maneuver underwater, and many were put to use patrolling enemy waters. In Submarine Warfare in the Civil War, Mark Ragan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306811979
• ISBN13: 9780306811975
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.5"