{"product_id":"confederate-torpedoes-9780786463329","title":"Confederate Torpedoes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 compi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038045962583,"sku":"9780786463329","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786463329.jpg?v=1750938811","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/confederate-torpedoes-9780786463329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}