BRAYTON HARRIS

on Submarine History and Civil War Newspapers

history of submarines
Now in paperback: September, 2001
THE NAVY TIMES BOOK OF SUBMARINES

What you think you know
about submarine history --

may not be true. Most books that cover the early history of
submarines are riddled with errors; click on the link to see some
of them! By getting closer to original sources on such pioneers
as Bourne, Drebbel, Papin, Borelli, Symons, Bushnell, Fulton,
Sam Colt and Lodner Phillips -- among others -- author Brayton
Harris has set down a reasonably accurate and highly interesting
text in a narrative that begins with 1580 -- but gives a special
focus on the role of submarines in the Civil War,
World War I and World War II, and beyond.

Civil War newspapers

Now in paperback: September, 2000
BLUE & GRAY IN BLACK & WHITE: NEWSPAPERS IN THE CIVIL WAR

The Civil War, 1861-1865

On average, there has been one book about the Civil War published
every day since the war ended -- but few have dealt with Civil War newspapers.

BLUE & GRAY IN BLACK & WHITE: Newspapers in the Civil War
is a lively, far-ranging account of the techniques, tactics, and
personalities of the news gathering industry during the Civil War.


A former high-ranking Pentagon official has said, "Brayton Harris has done the
near impossible: written an erudite, well-researched, informative book about the
Civil War that covers a topic not yet addressed by countless authors and
historians . . ."
A retired Major General -- and former correspondent for the New York Times
added: "To understand today's distrustful relationship between the military and
reporters of the popular press, Blue & Gray in Black & White is a must. It all
started with the Civil War: the public's right to know vs. the need for operational
security . . ."

Doing a research paper? Want to learn about WAR CORRESPONDENTS?
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