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Firepower

Philip Leigh
Released
May 28, 2024
Length
5 hrs 18 mins
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Unabridged Audiobook
Narration
AI narration
Publisher
Independently published
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Firepower explores the intriguing history of repeating and breechloading rifles during the American Civil War, highlighting how these advanced weapons, though initially limited in use, could have significantly impacted the conflict's outcome. The book reveals the complex bureaucratic and clandestine factors—including Confederate espionage—that influenced the Union's adoption of these technologies. It uncovers a family secret linked to the US Ordnance Bureau Chief, General James Ripley, shedding light on the persistent debates among historians regarding wartime military innovations.
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