{"product_id":"confederate-torpedoes-gabriel-j-rains-9780786463329","title":"Confederate Torpedoes: Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e Hoping to deter the Union navy from aggressive action on southern waterways during the Civil War, the Confederacy led the way in developing \"torpedoes,\" a term that in the nineteenth century referred to contact mines floating on or just below the water's service. With this book, two little-known but important manuscripts related to these valuable weapons become available for the first time. General Gabriel J. Rains, director of the Confederate Torpedo Bureau, penned his \u003ci\u003eTorpedo Book\u003c\/i\u003e as a manual for the fabrication and use of land mines and offensive and defensive water mines. With 21 scale drawings, \u003ci\u003eNotes Explaining Rebel Torpedoes and Ordnance\u003c\/i\u003e by Captain Peter S. Michie documents from the Federal perspective the construction and use of these \"infernal machines.\" A detailed accounting, by the editor, of the vessels sunk or damaged by Confederate torpedoes and numerous photographs of existing specimens from museums and private collections complete this significant compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel J. Rains, Peter S. Michie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786463325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786463329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 322","brand":"Gabriel J. Rains","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059691581695,"sku":"9780786463329","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78f1a9c9-8707-4145-931b-56447133c47a.jpg?v=1685059759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/confederate-torpedoes-gabriel-j-rains-9780786463329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}