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Submarine Warfare In The Civil War Paperback – May 1, 2003

by Mark Ragan (Author), Mark K. Ragan (Author)
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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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    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    May 1, 2003
  4. Dimensions
    8.54 x 6.08 x 0.85 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0306811979
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0306811975
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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press; First Thus. edition (May 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0306811979
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0306811975
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.54 x 6.08 x 0.85 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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Mark K. Ragan is an author and historian specializing in submarines and the civil war, who also owns and operates his own K-250 submarine in Maryland. His work on the the CSS Hunley submarine has been lauded as the definitive effort on the history of the world's first successful submarine used in naval warfare. The Hunley also brought to the public's attention the story of the twenty-dollar gold piece, which reputedly saved Lieutenant Dixon's life at the battle of Shiloh, and introduced Miss Queenie Bennett, Dixon's Alabama sweetheart. The fabled coin was recovered from the Hunley's interior during excavation.

Ragan is the former Hunley Project Historian and has served as consultant for TNT's movie The Hunley and has appeared in numerous documentaries related to The Hunley, the Civil War and submarines. He current work involves Civil War flying machines and is the subject of the upcoming National Geographic documentary Confederate Flying Machines premiering May 10th.

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otto0713
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly executed
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2012
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This book is the final compilation of thousands of hours spent in historical ledgers and newspapers of the Civil War period. Often hidden and covered up by the contemporaries of the day, the writer had the formidable task of digging into the little known facts of the two waring governments,and their achievements concerning "submarine boats" (also called torpedoes).
It is an in-depth study that follows the general development and dire consequences of inadequate testing before deployment of what many would consider the first "Iron Coffins." One can almost feel the clamminess and dank cold of these underwater contraptions as they embarked on each somewhat futile and top- secret mission. With only a slight hint of success, these brave crew members surely were heroes in their own right.
A well written narrative that fills many voids of seafaring and clandestine weaponry during the Great Civil War and a great read.
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RLG717
5.0 out of 5 stars Other Than The Hunley, Who Knew
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2011
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What a fantastic book! Two of my favorite reading items compiled into one book. Well presented and when documented evidence does not exist the author presents plausible theories to allow the reader to make their own determination.
Everyone knows about the Hunley, now find out the other part of the story to give you the entire story. I really just wanted to keep reading this book and ignore my other responsibilites, it is that good.
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TMS1950
4.0 out of 5 stars A Glaring Factual Error
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2004
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While this is THE BIBLE for Civil War submarine fans, Regan makes a huge error regarding the history of the Intelligent Whale.
He says crew members were killed in testing the boat (not true- not one person died on the Whale.) He also says it is at the Washington Navy Yard (it is not - it is at the Army National Guard Militia Museum at Sea Girt, New Jersey and has been since April of 1999. See
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Te Bada
5.0 out of 5 stars The Infernal Machines of the Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2003
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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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Jay A
3.0 out of 5 stars There wasn't much, at least that was documented
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2014
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The American Civil War saw the first, or first widespread use of many modern weapons. It saw the first sinking of a warship by a submarine. There were also many other submarines planned or built. However, there is not a lot of documentation for most of those subjects. All we know of many is a paragraph on a scrap of paper, report by a spy who overheard someone or even just an order for materials and that is the weakness of the book. In many cases information on submarine projects just isn't available
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Steven L Cockrell
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it very much
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2015
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A very thoroughly researched book on a subject that I have been interested in for a long time. I enjoyed it very much.
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John H. Barr
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015
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great read. a fascinating look at a foregone era when submarines were but a novel idea.
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Able Ponder
5.0 out of 5 stars Gospel on the First Age of Submarine Warfare
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2012
My interest was the Hunley, but she's only a couples of chapters and a sprinkling of verses in this magnificent piece. Ragan pulled me right off into the history of submarines in the Civil War when, unbeknownst to me, they were popping up in every other port -- on both sides of the Mason-Dixon. But only one 'made history' and Ragan's awesome research and ink on the Hunley, as with the others, is the best to date.
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5.0 out of 5 stars early submarine warfare
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2013
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a well written book very interesting not many books about the civil war between the union and the confederacy about early submarine warfare excellent
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