Lost Subs
by Spencer Dunmore ; introduction by Dr Robert D Ballard
Manuscript Book - 2002
From the ghostly wreck of the Civil War submersible Hunley to the grave of the Kursk beneath the Barents Sea, here is a riveting saga of life and death that has been played out below the surface of the earth's oceans for more that a hundred years. Now, for the first time, the gripping stories of the world's most famous lost subs are matched with amazing underwater images in this unforgettable illustrated history.
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Chartwell Books
2007, c2002.
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| 300 | |a 176 p. : |b ill. (some col.) ; |c 24 x 26 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a "From the Hunley to the Kursk, the greatest submarines ever lost-and found"--Cover. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 174) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Introduction: the silent service -- |t Prologue: August 12, 2000 : the final moments aboard the Russian Navy's nuclear submarine Kursk -- |t Birth of the submarine : a brief history of early subs-- including the Turtle and the Nautilus -- |t First underwater weapon of war : the American Confederate sub H.L. Hunley -- |t Submarine comes of age : the influence of John Holland on submarine design -- |t Battle under the sea : the submarine has now become a formidable weapon--as Germany's U-boats prove during the First World War -- |t Lost in peace : two submarine tragedies, the US Navy's Squalus and the Royal Navy's Thetis, dominate peacetime headlines -- |t The U-boat War : Germany revolutionizes the way submarines are used in combat -- |t A casualty of the Cold War : A tiny piece of aluminum foil spells disaster for the US Navy's nuclear submarine Scorpion -- |t Disaster under the Barents Sea : The tragic story of the Kursk -- |t Epilogue : For those in peril. |
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