Record #:

14360

Author(s):

Duppsdadt, Andrew

Abstract:

Many historians consider the American Civil War the first modern war because of the advances in weaponry. Duppsdadt examines four of these advances: rifled weapons; changing from sailing ships to steam-powered ones; ironclad warships and submarines; and torpedoes and land mines.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Spring 2011, p24-26, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Weaponry