Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128) and index.
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Waging a war with technology -- Railroads and the telegraph -- Weapons of death -- Ironclads -- Under the sea -- Medicine -- Photography, balloons, and espionage -- Technology's impact after the war.
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During the Civil War, both sides experimented with developing technologies. Exploding shells, hot air balloons, anesthesia, land mines, submarines, and the telegraph are a few of the unique technologies that Union and Confederate leaders used in their struggle to win the war.
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Technology-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Juvenile literature.
Technology-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Sezessionskrieg
Technologie
Technology-- History.-- United States.
Technology.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Technology, Juvenile literature.
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Technology.