The  H.L. Hunley
Subtitle: secret hope of the Confederacy and the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ship
By: by Tom Chaffin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780809095124
Subjects: H.L. Hunley (Submarine); Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- History; Submarines (Ships) -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Carolina -- Charleston; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operation -- Submarine; Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Charleston (S.C.) -- Antiquities
Description: An account of the legendary submarine and its legacy reconstructs the events of its successful 1864 attack on the USS Housatonic and subsequent sinking, the sub's recovery in 1995 after numerous attempts, and the myths attributed to its final hours.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.