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The Confederate dirty war

by Jane Singer

Cover of The Confederate dirty war

"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.

ArsonAssassinationBombingsHistoryPolitical aspects of ArsonPolitical violencePolitics and governmentSubversive activitiesUnderground movementsUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865Weapons of mass destructionSpecial operations (military science)