American Turtle Submarine, The: The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution 9781455616312

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Автор: Arthur Lefkowitz
Название: American Turtle Submarine, The: The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution
ISBN: 9781455616312
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
Классификация:

История нового времени до 20 века: с 1700 по 1900

Американская война за независимость

Военные действия и оборона

Корабли и лодки: общезначимые вопросы

ISBN-10: 1455616311
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 144
Вес: 0.27 кг.
Дата издания: 06.02.2012
Серия: Political Science
Язык: English
Размер: 191 x 142 x 20
Ключевые слова: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900,American War of Independence,Warfare & defence,Naval forces & warfare,Ships & boats: general interest
Поставляется из: Англии
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Highly recommended to American History shelves and anyone who would want to learn more about this enigmatic figure of American History.

-Midwest Book Review

It is commonly believed that the submarine was first used in battle during the Civil War. However, Americas best-kept secret during the Revolutionary War was bobbing above the surface in New York Harbor the night of September 6, 1776. The craft was a dream of Yankee tinkerer David Bushnell, a recent Yale graduate in his mid-thirties who had It is commonly believed that the submarine was first used in battle during the Civil War. However, Americas best-kept secret during the Revolutionary War was bobbing above the surface in New York Harbor the night of September 6, 1776. The craft was a dream of Yankee tinkerer David Bushnell, a recent Yale graduate in his mid-thirties who had studied math and science. He built the worlds first submarine in a shed behind his house.

Although there were no engines, electric motors, or steam engines at the time of the American Revolution, Bushnell responded to a desperate situation. Britains navy, the most impressive in the world, was trying to capture New York Harbor and the colonists had virtually no sea power at all. The resulting Turtle, named for its appearance, moved at three miles an hour, held only thirty minutes of air while underwater, and was complicated to operate. This inventive genius can be ranked with the likes Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney, and Robert Fulton.

American Turtle Submarine, The: The Best-Kept Secret of the American Revolution, Arthur Lefkowitz