The Confederate dirty war : arson, bombings, assassination and plots for chemical and germ attacks on the Union / Jane Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Jane Sherrod.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons of mass destruction.

History.

Assassination.

Bombings.

Arson.

Subversive activities.

Political violence.

Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

Confederate States of America.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.

United States.

War--Underground movements.

Political violence--Confederate States of America--History.

Political violence--United States--History--19th century.

Subversive activities--Confederate States of America--History.

Subversive activities--United States--History--19th century.

Arson--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Bombings--United States--History--19th century.

Assassination--United States--History--19th century.

Weapons of mass destruction--United States--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 174 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimile ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2005]

Summary:

"This is a history of Confederate efforts to terrorize, demoralize and defeat the North by attacking civilians and the government, using means outside the bounds of conventional warfare. It covers arsonists, "destructionists," engineers of chemical and biological weapons, bands of mobile operatives, and a variety of other nefarious characters and those who opposed them"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index.

ISBN:

0786419733

OCLC:

59712204