Turtle David Bushnell's Revolutionary Vessel |
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| Author:
| Manstan, Roy R.
Frese, Frederic J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59416-257-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Westholme Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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In Turtle: David Bushnell's Revolutionary Vessel, the authors provide new insight into Bushnell's "engine of devastation," tracing the history of undersea warfare before Bushnell and the origin of the many innovations Bushnell understood would be necessary for conducting a covert submarine attack. The knowledge gained from testing the Turtle replica enabled the authors to speculate as to what America's first submariner Ezra Lee experienced that September night and what...
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In Turtle: David Bushnell's Revolutionary Vessel, the authors provide new insight into Bushnell's "engine of devastation," tracing the history of undersea warfare before Bushnell and the origin of the many innovations Bushnell understood would be necessary for conducting a covert submarine attack. The knowledge gained from testing the Turtle replica enabled the authors to speculate as to what America's first submariner Ezra Lee experienced that September night and what may have caused the attack to fail.