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Chaffin, Tom. The H.L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy. Hill and Wang (September 30, 2008). 352 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-0-8090-9512-4 $26.00 (Hardcover). What was the name of the first underwater craft to sink an enemy warship in action?  Many Civil War buffs probably know the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is the […]