Confederate Coal Torpedo: Thomas Courtenay’s Infernal Sabotage Weapon

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Confederate Coal Torpedo: Thomas Courtenay’s Infernal Sabotage Weapon
By Joseph M. Thatcher and Thomas H. Thatcher
Kenerly Press, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
First Printing, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-9837230-0-4)
123 p, Glossy Softcover, Includes Numerous Photographs and Illustrations, 2 Appendices, Bibliography, Index
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Confederate Coal Torpedo: Thomas Courtenay’s Infernal Sabotage Weapon
By Joseph M. Thatcher and Thomas H. Thatcher

This book describes the life of Thomas Courtenay and the organization he led to develop the Confederacy’s coal torpedo as a means to sabotage Union vessels. It is based on a large number of original documents that Courtenay and his family preserved, along with examination of three existing examples of the torpedo described for the first time. A must-have book for those interested in Confederate torpedo history.

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