| Arms and Equipment of the Civil War Contributor(s): Coggins, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486433951 ISBN-13: 9780486433950 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Enhanced with marvelous illustrations, the text describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides -- from iron-clad gunboats, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, and siege artillery -- with on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - Weapons |
| Dewey: 355.809 |
| LCCN: 2003067423 |
| Series: Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 8.28" W x 10.88" (0.98 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, metallic cartridges, and submarines, the Civil War also introduced such inventions as the telegraph and military balloons, utilized by the Signal Corps. This comprehensive reference describes these and many other forms of arms and military equipment employed during the war, including pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, "freak guns," siege artillery, mines, and torpedoes. Profusely illustrated with the author's own drawings, the text provides a fresh perspective on how military resources decided the outcome of not only battle - but the war as well. |