Civil War torpedoes and the global development of landmine warfare / Earl J. Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Earl J., author.

Series:

War and society in East Central Europe.

War and Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army. Western Department.

Confederate States of America.

Land mines--Detection.

Land mines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

Civil War Torpedoes examines the history of landmine development and use in the Civil War and beyond. The author organizes his scholarship around three thematic elements: tactics, technology, and morality. Hess uses multiple archival sources to tell a compelling narrative, one that stresses not only the tactical and technological challenges faced by torpedo pioneers but one that also considers the moral stigma most contemporaries attached to this new weapon of war.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Abbreviations

Preface

Before the War

Lexington, Port Royal, Columbus

Yorktown

Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Jackson

Fort Wagner, Fort Esperanza

Sheridan's Raid, Petersburg

March to the Sea, Pooler Station, Fort McAllister

Fort Fisher, Sister's Ferry, Carolinas

Mobile

Attacking Communications

Developments in the United States after the Civil War

Global Developments after the Civil War

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hess, Earl J. Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare

ISBN:

1-5381-7429-4