Arms and Equipment of the Civil War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486433950)

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 - but the war as well.

Author: Jack Coggins
ISBN-10: 0486433951
ISBN-13: 9780486433950
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2004
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 10.88h x 8.28w x 0.45d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2004 pg. 127