Submarine warfare : an illustrated history
Submarine Warfare is an authoritative history of these crafts, from their humble, leaky beginnings to their high-tech modern successors. With remarkable photographs and fascinating technical illustrations and cross sections, the crafts, crews, weapons, missions, and men behind these intriguing vessels are explored and celebrated in riveting detail
History
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
9781571451729, 9781571450142, 1571451722, 1571450149
40602917
Early submarines.-Baptism of fire.-Submarines in World War II.-Cold war beneath the waves.-The SSK makes a comeback.-Hunting the submarine.-APPENDICES: Submarines at the outbreak of World War I. U-boats sunk in World War I. Austro-Hungarian submarine losses 1915-1918. Allied submarine losses in World War I. U-boat building programmes in World War I. Submarines in service at the outbreak of World War II. The U-boat aces of World War II. Nuclear submarines currently in service. Diesel-electric submarines currently in service
Includes index