During the second invasion of Canada in 1870, the Fenian forces relied on several thousand Needham breech-loading converted rifle-muskets to go up against Canadian defenses. Yet, just how well did these Needham conversions work?
During the U.S. military’s search for a breechloading rifle design in the years after the Civil War, America’s first military bolt-action was deemed both novel and sometimes dangerous.
Dec 19, 2020
James B. Whisker Sr. and Kevin R. Spiker have had their book “The Just War Doctrine in Catholic Thought” published by Nova Science Publishers, an academic publisher of books, encyclopedias, handbooks, e-books and journals, based in Hauppauge, N.Y.
Now a resident of Everett, Bedford County, Whisker’s family has lived in Bedford County through nine generations. Whisker is author or co-author of 81 books as well as numerous articles. Whisker is professor emeritus from West Virginia University. He is a graduate of Bedford High School, Mount St. Mary’s College, Niagara University and the University of Maryland where he received his Ph.D in 1969.