Infernal Machines: The Story of Confederate Submarine and Mine Warfare

Infernal Machines: The Story of Confederate Submarine and Mine Warfare by Perry, Milton F.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780807112854.

Milton F. Perry tells the story of the torpedoes and booby-traps employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to harass and repel invading Union forces. "Perry wrote well on an interesting and relatively unexplored subject. Through the use of diaries and letters, he lends color to a subject which could have been dull and technical... This book will be of interest to scholar, buff, and casual reader." - Journal of American History. Despite the vast amount of literature concerning the American Civil War, theres no detailed account of the development and application of torpedoes and mines by the Confederacy. This is an attempt to do that. This book has 9 illustrations and 2 maps. It deals with Maurys torpedoes, the submarine battles, shells, first blood, spreading success, from Charleston to the James, Captain Lees torpedo, beneath the surface, the Secret Service Corps, the Roanoke and the Rappahannock, and opening the James and Western waters. It includes an extensive index and a bibliography. It also includes a list of the union ships sunk or damaged by Confederate torpedoes.