DOC Damn the Torpedoes! Naval Incidents of the Civil War by A.A. Hoehling in History

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Dang the reprint!By Annie Van AukenThe Gramercy/Random 1998 reissue of A.A. Hoehling's DAMN THE TORPEDOES! is unfortunately printed on the cheapest of foolscap quality stock-- with my copy; the pages have yellowed to three shades short of ochre. Inferior reproduction makes it difficult to tell if lefthand page illustrations are vintage photos; pen and inks or engravings.These faults of manufacture aside; textual descriptions of both famous and obscure naval incidents are expert and fascinating. Even long-time Civil War buffs will learn much from Mr. Hoehling's fine work. (199 pages; minus Index.)RELATED ITEM:To go right to the source; check out THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR; by Union Admiral David D. Porter.CONTENTS for "Damn the Torpedoes!":IntroductionCHAPTER 1 - The Merrimack is Coming!CHAPTER 2 - The Fighting FerryboatsCHAPTER 3 - The Ordeal of Captain NewcombCHAPTER 4 - The Hoax That Came to StayCHAPTER 5 - The "Invasion" of Portland; MaineCHAPTER 6 - The Homicidal HunleyCHAPTER 7 - The Man Who Saved the ShipsCHAPTER 8 - Damn the Torpedoes!CHAPTER 9 - Fighting Man of the North Carolina SoundsCHAPTER 10 - "Old Beeswax" and the AlabamaCHAPTER 11 - What Sank the Sultana?CHAPTER 12 - The Last to KnowPostscriptBibliography and Acknowledgements