Arms Equipment of the Civil War Author:Jack Coggins Enhanced with marvelous 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 ... more »and camp life. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.« less