Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to Win the Civil War

Name: Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to Win the Civil War
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ISBN: 9781426303807

ISBN-10: 1426303807

ISBN-13: 9781426303807

Edition: 2008

Authors: Roger MacBride Allen, Thomas B. Allen

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Thomas B. Allen's expertise in military history and strategy is combined with Roger MacBride Allen's knowledge of technology to reveal a lesser-known yet fascinating side of the 16th president of the United States. Their authoritative narrative reveals Lincoln as our nation's first hands-on Commander-in-Chief, whose appreciation for the power of technology plays a critical role in the North's Civil War victory over the less developed South. Readers meet Lincoln as he exchanges vital telegraph messages with his generals in the field; we witness his inspection of new ship models at the Navy Yard; we view the president target-shooting with the designer of a new kind of rifle; and we follow…

Book details

List price: $25.90
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 1/13/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 9.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

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