Synopses & Reviews
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 referenceand#160;brings a fresh perspective to wartime victories and defeats, with vivid descriptions of how the war was fought and what materiel 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.and#160;
Synopsis
Remarkable encyclopedia of military hardware and technology offers a fresh perspective on how resources decided the outcome not only of battles but of the Civil War itself. Enhanced with hundreds of illustrations, the text describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides--from iron-clad gunboats, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, and siege artillery--with on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life. A must-have book for every Civil War and weaponry enthusiast! Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.
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Enhanced with marvelous illustrations, the text describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides from iron-clad gunboats, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, and siege artillery with on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
The first conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, metallic cartridges, and submarines, the Civil War also introduced such inventions as the telegraph and military balloons, utilized by the Signal Corps. This comprehensive reference describes these and many other forms of arms and military equipment employed during the war, including pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, "freak guns," siege artillery, mines, and torpedoes. Profusely illustrated with the author's own drawings, the text provides a fresh perspective on how military resources decided the outcome of not only battle and#8212; but the war as well.
Synopsis
From iron-clads, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, grenades, and siege artillery, this excellent work describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.