Mines and minié balls
Subtitle: weapons of the Civil War
By: by Jean F. Blashfield.
Series: A First book
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.; United States. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Confederate States of America. Army -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; United States. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century.; Weapons -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the various weapons developed and used during the Civil War, such as longarms, handguns, swords, cannons, naval weapons, and mines, and explores that era as the beginning of modern weaponry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.