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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2398: The Petersburg Crater

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 11, 2022 · Episode: 2398 A great Union Army disaster: the Battle of the Crater. Today, the Petersburg Crater.

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