Fireship : the terror weapon of the age of sail
Kirsch, Peter2009
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The fireship was the guided missile of the sailing era. Packed with incendiary (and sometimes explosive) material, it was aimed at its highly inflammable wooden target by volunteers who bailed out into a boat at the last moment. This is a history of a potent, much used but little understood weapon.
Main title:
Fireship : the terror weapon of the age of sail / Peter Kirsch.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Seaforth, 2009.
Collation:
256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781848320253 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.8225623.8'225'09
Language:
EnglishGerman
BRN:
926868
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