1985 LSU trade paperback, Milton F. Perry. Milton F. Perry tells the story of the torpedoes and booby-traps employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to harass and repel invading Union forces. "Perry wrote well on an interesting and relatively unexplored subject. Through the use of diaries and letters, he lends color to a subject which could have been dull and technical... This book will be of interest to scholar, buff, and casual reader." - Journal of American History. - Amazon.