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<p><p>the Civil War's Last Great Unknown Naval War Story</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p><p>this Lively Account Of The First Submarine To Sink An Opposing Ship Is An Excellent Niche History. Chaffin (<i>sea Of Gray</i>) Relates That H.l. Hunley Was Neither Soldier Nor Engineer, But An Adventurous New Orleans Attorney Turned Exporter Who Wanted To Make His Fortune Selling The Submarine He Developed With Several Partners To The Confederate Navy. After Two Unsuccessful Tests, In 1863 A Third Submarine Performed Decently, But The Unenthusiastic Local Commander Extolled Its Virtues To General Beauregard, Who Agreed To Commission A Submarine. It Was Shipped To Charleston, S.c., Where It Sank Twice During Testing, Drowning Both Crews- Including Hunley Himself. In February 1864, The Submarine, Named The <i>h.l. Hunley</i>, Finally Sank A Union Blockader With Its Torpedo But Never Returned. The Event Assumed Mythic Status, Culminating In Great Excitement When Divers Exhumed The Wreck In 2000. Chaffin Finishes With A Lucid Description Of The Impressive Details Of This Splendid Artifact Of Engineering. Sampling From Letters, Articles And Memoirs, The Author Succeeds In Separating Facts From

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Author

Chaffin, Tom

Publisher

Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781429990356

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.76 / 5 (73 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13