The Confederate dirty war

By Jane Singer

Subjects: Politics and government, Special operations (military science), Underground movements, Bombings, Political aspects of Arson, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Political violence, Assassination, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Weapons of mass destruction, Arson, History, Subversive activities

Description: "This is a history of Confederate efforts to terrorize, demoralize and defeat the North by attacking civilians and the government, using means outside the bounds of conventional warfare. It covers arsonists, "destructionists," engineers of chemical and biological weapons, bands of mobile operatives, and a variety of other nefarious characters and those who opposed them"--Provided by publisher.