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TURTLE : DAVID BUSHNELL'S REVOLUTIONARY VESSEL

TURTLE : DAVID BUSHNELL'S REVOLUTIONARY VESSEL Hardcover - 2010

by Manstan, Roy R. & Frese, Frederic J

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At the onset of the American Revolution, David Bushnell created the first submarine vessel designed specifically for the destruction of vessels of war. The authors provide new insight into Bushnell's invention and trace the history of undersea warfare before Bushnell. Illustrations. Maps.

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Westholme Publishing. Good in Good dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. Hardback; a few small ink marks to bibliography, otherwise very good in very good dustjacket. Dustjacket. ; A fresh insight into the eighteenth century 'engine of devastation' designed by David Bushnell during the American Revolution. With details of the reconstruction of vessel and its operational testing in 2007. Illustrated; +xxpp. ; 372 pages .
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  • Title TURTLE : DAVID BUSHNELL'S REVOLUTIONARY VESSEL
  • Author Manstan, Roy R. & Frese, Frederic J
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Good in Good dust jacket
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Westholme Publishing, Yardley
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 75444
  • ISBN 9781594161056 / 1594161054
  • Weight 1.48 lbs (0.67 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.26 in (23.62 x 16.51 x 3.20 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Submarines (Ships) - History, Bushnell, David
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012454666
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.350

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About the author

ROY R. MANSTAN is a mechanical engineer and former Command Diving Officer of the NUWC. He has degrees from Lafayette College, the University of Connecticut, and Connecticut College. FREDERIC J. FRESE is a technical arts teacher at Old Saybrook High School. He received his teaching degree from Central Connecticut State University

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