Hunters of the Night: Confederate Torpedo Boats in the War Between the States,9781572492028

Hunters of the Night: Confederate Torpedo Boats in the War Between the States

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ISBN13: 9781572492028
ISBN10: 1572492023
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): White Mane Pub
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Summary

A fascinating story of the design and development of the Confederate torpedo boats and the courageous officers who took them into battle.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
vi
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
The Infernal Device
1(13)
Captain Lee's Spar Torpedo Ram
14(17)
Rowboats at War
31(11)
The CSS Torch
42(11)
David and Goliath
53(15)
The ``David'' Class Torpedo Boats
68(20)
The CSS Squib
88(15)
The ``Squib'' Class Torpedo Boats
103(16)
A Desperate Mission
119(11)
Afterword 130(13)
Appendices 143(32)
Notes 175(6)
Bibliography 181(4)
Index 185

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