Arms and Equipment of the Civil War

the long version

Remarkable encyclopedia of military hardware and technology offers a fresh perspective on how resources decided the outcome not only of battles but of the Civil War itself. Enhanced with hundreds of illustrations, the text describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides —from iron-clad gunboats, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, and siege artillery— with on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.