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Author: Paul Akermann
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9781904381051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of the development of submarines covered in this book spans the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. When the little Holland No. 1 was launched in 1901, few could guess that the submarine would become the most potent weapon of war ever developed.
Author: Paul Akermann
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Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9780907771425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven R. Schwankert
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9888208187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoyal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon sank in collision with a freighter during routine exercises in 1931 off the Chinese coast. Thirty of its fifty-six-man crew scrambled out of the hatches as it went down. Of the twenty-six who remained inside, eight attempted to surface using an early form of diving equipment: five of them made it safely to the surface in the first escape of this kind in submarine history and became heroes. The incident was then forgotten, eclipsed by the greater drama that followed in World War II, until news emerged that, for obscure reasons, the Chinese government had salvaged the wrecked submarine in 1972. This lively account of the Poseidon incident tells the story of the accident and its aftermath, and of the author’s own quest to discover the shipwreck and its hidden history.
Author: Richard Hammond
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-06-25
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1108478212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard Hammond offers a major reassessment of the role of the war at sea in Allied victory in the Mediterranean region.
Author: Iain Ballantyne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2018-12-04
Total Pages: 742
ISBN-13: 1681779439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating and comprehensive account of how an initially ineffectual underwater boat—originally derided and loathed in equal measure—evolved into the most powerful and terrifying vessel ever invented—with enough destructive power to end all life on Earth. Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the Principle of Buoyancy. Our clandestine journey then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deathly motives, including David Bushnell, who in 1775 in America devised the first combat submarine with the idea of attacking the British. Today, nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex, costly ships in existence. Armed with nuclear weapons, they have the ability to destroy millions of lives: they are the most powerful warships ever created. At the heart of this thrilling narrative lurks danger and power as we discover warfare’s murkiest secrets.
Author: Ron Martini
Publisher: Ron Martini
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 1932606149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSubmariners are a tight knit group of men bound together by training and experience, and with a language all their own. That language is perhaps a little vulgar, but never intentionally demeaning, and a little irreverent but still worldly. This work is an attempt to preserve and explain some of these curious guys who so proudly wear a shiny metal pin that looks like a strange pair of fish on their left breast. This process of accumulating this new language begins in Boot Camp, and is added to with every change of duty station the sailor undergoes. It is heard aboard the boats and, unknowingly, by family members who can't understand terms like head, deck, and overhead, and who think SOS is a distress signal.
Author: Markus F. Robinson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-08-15
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 1445675617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe biography of Hans Rose, Germany's most successful WWI convoy period U-boat Ace and WWII anti-fascist naval officer. 'He was a brave man who would take chances that most of his compatriots would avoid. He played his desperate game with a certain decency.'
Author: Ron Martini
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 0595208258
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHot Straight and Normal is a submarine bibliography with over 6000 references to books, videos, articles and Internet sources. It is designed to assist reseachers, historians, students, teachers, collectors and others with an interest in submarines, their history, construction and use in wars worldwide. It's unique format of listing the books by title, will assists the researcher and casual reader alike in finding or searching for familiar words and subjects. Fiction book titles are also included. Each listing contains title, author, date published, publisher, page count, ISBN number and other informative descriptions if known. This is the only submarine bibliography currently in publication. The article index includes all articles in all issues of Naval Submarine League’s Submarine Review and Naval Institute’s Naval Proceedings magazine. There are Web sites and other Internet sources listed and even information on obtaining more information through the Freedom of Information Act. Also included is how to find materials inside government archives. Collected and edited by a former U.S. submariner and member of U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc.
Author: Joanna Spear
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2023-01-19
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 100929749X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow did Britain's most prominent armaments firms, Armstrongs and Vickers, build their businesses and sell armaments in Britain and overseas from 1855 to 1955? Joanna Spear presents a comparative analysis of these firms and considers the relationships they built with the British Government and foreign states. She reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars. Using extensive new research, this study examines the challenges the two firms faced in making domestic and international sales including the British Government's commitment to laissez faire policies, prejudices within the British elite against those in trade, and departmental resistance to dealing with private firms. It shows the suite of strategies and tactics that the firms developed to overcome these obstacles to selling arms at home and abroad and how they built enduring relationships with states in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Author: David Grant
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781904381334
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDen engelske ubåd HMS TROOPER., hejste kommando den 29. august 1942 og forsvandt den 17. oktober 1943 i det Ægæiske hav. Det har været forfatterens mening at sætte denne ubåd og dens besætning et glorværdigt minde, og han har haft personlige grunde hertil.
