Great Locomotive Chase (häftad)
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Engelska
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64
Utgivningsdatum
2012-09-20
Förlag
Bloomsbury Publishing
Illustratör/Fotograf
Mariusz Kozik, Brian Delf
ISBN
9781782004660

Great Locomotive Chase E-bok

The Andrews Raid 1862

av Gordon L Rottman
E-bok (LCP),  Engelska, 2012-09-20
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In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as they went, in order to cut off vital rail supplies to the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta, Georgia, some 100-plus miles to the southwest. What they hadn't banked on was the dogged determination of one man train conductor William Fuller who, after realizing his train had been stolen, began a frantic pursuit, first by handcar, then by top-speed locomotive, dealing with derailments by running miles on foot to the next station, and single-handedly removing drag ties from the track in front of his train. The raiders were so hotly pursued that they had no time to inflict serious damage on the tracks and could not stop to gather more fuel. Just north of Ringgold, some miles south of Chattanooga, The General ran out of wood and the raiders scattered into the forested Appalachian Mountains. All were captured within days and sentenced to death. Discover the history of one of the most colourful and dramatic episodes of the Civil War.
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If you like trains and a ripping yarn, or have an interest in the American Civil War, this book should be of interest to you --Miniature Wargames Like all titles in the 'RAID' series, this one is well written, thoroughly researched and beautifully presented. Recommended. -- Military Modelcraft International

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