Many people have heard of the Hunley, the experimental Confederate submarine that sank the USS Housatonic in a daring nighttime operation. Less well known, however, is that the Hunley was not alone under the waters of America during the Civil War. Both the Union and Confederacy built a wide and incredible array of vessels that could maneuver underwater, and many were put to use patrolling enemy waters. In Submarine Warfare in the Civil War, Mark Ragan, who spent years mining factory records and log books, brings this little-known history to the surface.The hardcover edition, Union and Confederate Submarine Warfare in the Civil War, was published to wide acclaim in 1999. For this new paperback edition, Ragan has revised and updated the text to include the full story of the Hunley's recovery and restoration.
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"There is no better guide to the fascinating history of submarine technology that evolved during the Civil War." -- Clive Cussler
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Mark K. Ragan is the author of The Hunley: Submarines, Sacrifice, and Success in the Civil War and was a consultant on the TNT movie "Hunley." He owns and operates a two-man submarine and lives and works in Maryland.
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As other reviewers have already noted, this is a fantastic book. The author has fully researched the subject and presents details of many little known facts from the first Confederate submarines which attempted unsuccessful underwater attacks to the first Union submarine that had been intended to sink the ironclad Merrimac (Virginia). The book goes far beyond the history of the Hunley and certainly is a must for anyone interested in the Civil War or the history of the development of submarines. Highly recommended.
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I'm only about halfway through this book, but so far I love it! I've been reading it in preparation for writing a paper about Civil War submarines, and it's an incredibly interesting and fact-filled book. I first heard about the Hunley a couple months ago, and in reading this book, I've learned that many other submarines existed during the Civil War--on both sides! If you are interested in Naval history, Civil War history, or just history in general, I highly recommend this book!
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As soon as I saw the cover I had to read this book. What a contradiction of terms "submarine warfare" and the "civil war"! You would not think the two go together. I had heard the stories of the famous Hunley but are you kidding me, there were more submarines! In this book Mark Ragan tells the incredible story of the dozens of submarines that were created and tested during the civil war. I was surprised with each turn of the page as I learned more and more about that remarkable war. A must read for any civil war or submarine buff but even more important to any American interested in learning the true history of America!
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Although a handful of small and primitive submarines had been constructed and launched prior to the American Civil War, their potential for disrupting and destroying surface vessels was not fully realized until that conflict. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
submarine diagrams, iron submarine boat, snorkel assembly, clock torpedo, submarine armor, submarine corps, submarine gunboat, submarine propeller, torpedo service, submarine vessel, submarine boats, diving machine, submarine battery, submarine torpedo boat, little submarine, small submarine, underwater boats, submarine plans, submarine batteries, torpedo vessels, postwar letter, underwater mines, submarine navigation, underwater obstructions, diving planes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James River, Navy Department, New Orleans, Hampton Roads, New York, Triton Company, Mobile Bay, General Beauregard, Gideon Welles, Lieutenant Dixon, Secretary of the Navy, Saint Patrick, Tredegar Iron Works, National Archives, William Alexander, Samuel Eakins, Battery Marshall, Horace Hunley, Singer Submarine Corps, Harper's Weekly, Washington Navy Yard, Admiral Dahlgren, South Carolina, Fort Morgan, Fort Sumter New!
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Although a handful of small and primitive submarines had been constructed and launched prior to the American Civil War, their potential for disrupting and destroying surface vessels was not fully realized until that conflict. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
submarine diagrams, iron submarine boat, snorkel assembly, clock torpedo, submarine armor, submarine corps, submarine gunboat, submarine propeller, torpedo service, submarine vessel, submarine boats, diving machine, submarine battery, submarine torpedo boat, little submarine, small submarine, underwater boats, submarine plans, submarine batteries, torpedo vessels, postwar letter, underwater mines, submarine navigation, underwater obstructions, diving planes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James River, Navy Department, New Orleans, Hampton Roads, New York, Triton Company, Mobile Bay, General Beauregard, Gideon Welles, Lieutenant Dixon, Secretary of the Navy, Saint Patrick, Tredegar Iron Works, National Archives, William Alexander, Samuel Eakins, Battery Marshall, Horace Hunley, Singer Submarine Corps, Harper's Weekly, Washington Navy Yard, Admiral Dahlgren, South Carolina, Fort Morgan, Fort Sumter New!
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- Danger Beneath the Waves: A History of the Confederate Submarine by James E. Kloeppel on 5 pages
- The Spy of the Rebellion by Allan Pinkerton on page 21, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Duel between the first ironclads by William C Davis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Union And Confederate Submarine Warfare In The Civil War by Mark K. Ragan in Copyright, and Back Cover
- Historical times illustrated encyclopedia of the Civil War by Patricia L. Faust in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic: First Naval Actions of the Civil War by Jack Coombe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Adventures of a Sea Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks by James Delgado in Back Matter
- The Civil War Up Close: Thousands of Curious, Obscure, and Fascinating Facts about the War America Could Never Win by Donald Cartmell in Back Matter
- Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H.L. Hunley (On My Own Science) by Sally M. Walker in Back Matter
- Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker in Back Matter
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