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A revolution in arms : a history of the first repeating rifles / Joseph G. Bilby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bilby, Joseph G., author.
- Series:
- Weapons in History Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rifles--History.
- Rifles.
- Firearms--History.
- Firearms.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (247 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, [2006]
- Summary:
- The Civil War-Era Invention That Changed How Wars Are Fought Historians often call the American Civil War the first modern war, pointing to the use of observation balloons, the telegraph, trains, mines, ironclad ships, and other innovations.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- One: Past is Prologue
- Two: Breechloader to Repeater
- Three: The Search for the Perfect Cartridge
- Four: Christopher Spencer Invents a Gun
- Five: Louisville to Gettysburg
- Six: Chickamauga to Olustee
- Seven: The Wilderness to Atlanta
- Eight: Shenandoah to Appomattox
- Nine: Selma and Beyond
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgements.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-59416-580-7
- OCLC:
- 1197555935
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