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The H.L. Hunley : the secret hope of the Confederacy /

An account of the legendary submarine and its legacy reconstructs the events of its successful 1864 attack on the USS Housatonic and subsequent sinking, the sub's recovery in 1995 after numerous attempts, and the myths attributed to its final hours.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaffin, Tom
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
Submarines (Ships) > United States > History > 19th century.
Confederate States of America. > Navy > History.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operation > Submarine.
Charleston (S.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Charleston (S.C.) > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > South Carolina > Charleston.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Description
Summary:An account of the legendary submarine and its legacy reconstructs the events of its successful 1864 attack on the USS Housatonic and subsequent sinking, the sub's recovery in 1995 after numerous attempts, and the myths attributed to its final hours.
Physical Description:xxv, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-301) and index.
ISBN:9780809095124 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0809095122 (hardcover : alk. paper)