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| Author | : Norman Friedman |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
The period covered by this book was one of radical change for the U.S. Navy. When the modern navy first considered buying a submarine in 1887, it was a coast defense force confined to the Western Hemisphere. The United States became a world power just as its new submarines offered a way of defending its most distant possession, the Philippines, without tying down an expensive fleet. World War I found U.S. submarines in an unexpected role, countering German U-boats in British waters. Then the situation changed again with unexpected speed.
| Author | : David Randall Hinkle |
| Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Submarines (Ships) |
| ISBN | : 9780883631034 |
Written by an outstanding team, this book contains essays on submarine history and today's submariners, focusing not only on the subs, torpedoes, and related technologies but especially on the people who make it all work. Includes full-color and vintage photos, portraits, recruiting posters, and historically inspired paintings.
| Author | : Robert J Cressman |
| Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 838 |
| Release | : 2016-10-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1682471543 |
Ten years after the close of World War II, the U.S. Navy published a chronology of its operations in the war. Long out of print, the work focused on what were then defined as critical and decisive events. It ignored a multitude of combat actions as well as the loss or damage of many types of U.S. ships and craft—particularly auxiliaries, amphibious ships, and district craft—and entirely omitted the U.S. submarine campaign against Japanese shipping, This greatly expanded and updated study, now available in paperback with an index, goes far beyond the original work, drawing on information from more than forty additional years of historical research and writing. Massive, but well organized, it addresses operational aspects of the U.S. Navy’s war in every theater.
| Author | : Norman Polmar |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 649 |
| Release | : 2014-05-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 159797319X |
Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in collaboration with the former Soviet submarine design bureaus, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore authoritatively demonstrate in this landmark study how differing submarine missions, antisubmarine priorities, levels of technical competence, and approaches to submarine design organizations and management caused the divergence.
| Author | : Brayton Harris |
| Publisher | : Berkley Hardcover |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Submarines (Ships) |
| ISBN | : 9780425157770 |
Shattering long-held myths and misunderstandings, author Brayton Harris traces the development of the submarine through an era in which writers of fiction saw the merits better than most professionals -- until the Germans almost won World War I. He covers the professional and political arrogance that delayed antisubmarine development for so long that German submarines almost won World War II as well, and examines post-war progress toward the truly awesome submarine of today. Along the way, Harris explores the shifting moral issues of "unrestricted" naval warfare, outlines the hundred-year search for an effective underwater power plant that culminated in the nuclear reactor, and raises important questions about the future. A fascinating exploration of the steps and stumbles during development, a rousing tribute to those who fought and died, and a powerful study of the submarine's impact on America, The Navy Times Book of Submarines is an unparalleled source for understanding the great "hunters of the deep".
| Author | : Tom Clancy |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2003-05-06 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1101002581 |
Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
| Author | : Jim Christley |
| Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006-01-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781841768595 |
Naval warfare in the Pacific changed completely with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The strategic emphasis shifted from battleships to much more lethal, far-ranging weapons systems; one of these was the submarine. This book details the design and development, classes, weapons and equipment, tactics and operational history of the US submarine in World War II. Detailed tables, photographs, and superb color plates depict the force that had an effect far beyond its size - the submarine accounted for 55% of all Japanese shipping losses, despite suffering the highest percentage loss of any unit of the United State Armed Forces in World War II.
| Author | : Jim Christley |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 2012-01-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1780963424 |
The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, “always there, never seen.” Jim Christley, a former submariner, explores here the influence of Admiral Hyman Rickover in cautiously introducing these stealthy machines of war, and frankly discusses the power and perils of using nuclear reactors at sea. Using unique and detailed artwork, he outlines the many evolving aspects of design within the submarine classes, from the very first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, to the classes under construction even now.
| Author | : Marion D. Williams |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
"This book treats not only Wilkins's Nautilus expedition of 1931 but the diesel- and battery-powered submarine operations of the l94Os and l95Os as well as the era of nuclear-powered boats. It shows how rapid advances in science and technology helped overcome so many obstacles that today the Arctic Ocean is considered the submariner's private sea." "Author Marion Williams, a member of the U.S. Navy's submarine service for many years, tells the story from the viewpoint of the submariners themselves. To do so, he consulted countless official and unofficial documents and recently declassified reports, interviewed participants, and drew on his own professional knowledge. He provides dramatic details of every operation and also describes the military and political ramifications of each cruise. The narrative is certain to appeal to readers of all ages who enjoy tales of exploration and discovery. Dozens of photographs, many never before published, help bring the story to life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| Author | : Michael Green |
| Publisher | : Pen & Sword Maritime |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-10 |
| Genre | : Submarines (Ships) |
| ISBN | : 9781526742063 |
This latest Images of War title provides a detailed insight into the many US Navy submarine classes.
