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Naval Mines in 100 Facts: How the Cheapest Weapon in Naval History Sank More Ships Than Any Battleship Ever Did

Naval Mines in 100 Facts: How the Cheapest Weapon in Naval History Sank More Ships Than Any Battleship Ever Did

Van Houte, Cornelis

Paperback

Series: Naval Combat, Book 26

Naval History

ISBN13: 9798171853167
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Naval history is usually written around the largest object in the picture-the massive aircraft carriers, capital ships, and battle lines that dominate the standard narrative. Yet, the weapon that has quietly done most of the damage throughout history is the one that sits silently, waiting in the water.

From the crude ox-bladder charges of the Ming dynasty to the lethal influence fuzes and strategic air-dropped fields of World War II, Naval Mines in 100 Facts explores the ultimate story of military leverage. A moored contact mine built for a thousand dollars can nearly sink a multi-million-dollar modern warship; a few dozen cheap weapons can halt an entire amphibious invasion or close a major strait.

Organized into eight compelling parts, this book covers:

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