Goat Island and the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station: Guncotton, Smokeless Powder and Torpedoes Contributor(s): Simpson, Richard V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1634990137 ISBN-13: 9781634990134 Publisher: America Through Time OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - History | Military - Pictorial - History | Military - United States |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - New England |
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Publisher Description: Weak maritime nations have always sought to augment the strength of their coastal defenses and navies by the use of "diabolical" contrivances for destroying an invader's ships.
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Contributor Bio(s): Simpson, Richard V.: - RICHARD V. SIMPSON is a native Rhode Islander who has always lived within walking distance to Narragansett Bay.
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