Facing an insurmountable deficit in resources compared to the Union navy; the Confederacy resorted to unorthodox forms of warfare to combat enemy forces. Perhaps the most energetic and effective torpedo corps and secret service company organized during the American Civil War; the Singer Secret Service Corps; led by Texan inventor and entrepreneur Edgar Collins Singer; developed and deployed submarines; underwater weaponry; and explosive devices. The group’s main government-financed activity; which eventually led to other destructive inventions such as the Hunley submarine and behind-enemy-line railroad sabotage; was the manufacture and deployment of an underwater contact mine. During the two years the Singer group operated; several Union gunboats; troop transports; supply trains; and even the famous ironclad monitor Tecumseh fell prey to its inventions. In Confederate Saboteurs: Building the Hunley and Other Secret Weapons of the Civil War; submarine expert and nautical historian Mark K. Ragan presents the untold story of the Singer corps. Poring through previously unpublished archival documents; Ragan also examines the complex personalities and relationships behind the Confederacy’s use of torpedoes and submarines.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Hassan Shushud quotes were excellent.By CustomerI was floored that 2 persons I knew were mentioned in the book. Pierre Elliott and Andrew Moyer. The Hassan Shushud quotes were excellent.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Amazing!By ChrisExpertly written by an amazing man. I became aware of it's existence through Dr. Ergins book "The sufi path of annihilation". This book will have a powerful effect on you.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It reads more like a biographical encyclopediaBy Jose Rodriguez-VasquezWell researched compendium of a chain of Sufi Masters; however; I wish there was more of their knowledge and wisdom presented in this book. It reads more like a biographical encyclopedia. However; it is a good reference book.
