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"The
War Beneath the Sea"This volume covers major submarine campaigns during World War II, describing operations of the British, American, Japanese and Italian submarine and anti-submarine forces. Experiences of submarine and anti-submarine warfare are featured, from the decision makers in the war offices to men in the boats. The narrow margin by which Britain escaped defeat by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic is examined, along with the performance of the Japanese giant submarines in the Pacific, and the triumph of the American submarines in the Pacific. Other topics include: the capture of the Enigma cipher machines; accounts of the shooting of defenceless warriors in the water; and how the huge shipping losses on the US East Coast in early 1942 were more disastrous than the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
"Submarines of World War Two"This text describes all of the classes and types of submarines employed by the combatant nations during World War II, from midgets to large U-cruisers, and includes the projected and experimental designs. For each class of submarine, the principal technical characteristics are presented.
The Royal Navy depends upon its fleet of nuclear submarines in the 1990s but in 1901 the submarine was a largely experimental vessel. The authors, both distinguished experts on military hardware, trace the submarine's development to the present day. Superb pictorial record of British Submarines of the 20th Century. All of the classes and types of submarines employed by the Royal Navy.
The story of submarines in perhaps the most difficult of operating areas, in World War One.
"Submarine Warfare: An Illustrated History"A well presented history of submarine warfare by a respected British defence journalist.
Not yet read, Centenary book, 25 GBP
The year 2001 recorded the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Submarine Service, and Antony Preston presents a day-by-day account of life in the service. In 1901, Holland One, the Royal Navy's first submarine, fitted with a single torpedo tube, was born at Vickers-Armstrong amidst great controversy, in an era when the submarine was regarded as the weapon of the weaker power. Submarines quickly became established in the fleet but were still regarded with some disdain. They still remained relatively primitive craft - three caged white mice were the only warning of dangerous petrol exhaust gases. The Royal Navy entered World War One with 100 submarines and five Victoria Crosses were won. Between the wars, overseas squadrons were established maintained British presence around the globe, a significant number of new classes of submarine were built to fulfil the task.
We Come Unseen: The Story of Britain's Cold War SubmarinersFrom the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the threat of a nuclear "Armageddon" was an everyday reality. The front line of what Churchill called "the balance of terror" was the submarine forces whose missiles were targeted on the world's cities. Hundreds of feet beneath the waves, these leviathans vied for supremacy that could mean global dominance - or destruction. Alongside them worked the attack submarines, tasked with finding the missile submarines and - in time of war - with destroying them. Hitherto, on this side of the Atlantic, little more than hints of this remarkable tale have come to light. Now, granted exclusive access to its leading submarine commanders by the Royal Navy, Jim Ring tells the full story from its beginnings. With more than a side-glance at the Falklands War, the book culminates in the submarine operations of the Reagan-Thatcher Star Wars era that finally crushed Soviet hopes of victory at sea. In the words of Sir John Coward, Flag Officer Submarines: "There was a war and we won it". This book is as much about personnel as operations, and it follows the careers of six submarine commanders from their early days at Dartmouth to their remarkable escapades in the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Norwegian and the Barents Seas. It provides a fascinating insight into the sort of men trained and prepared - literally - to press the nuclear button, who in the end gave us peace in our time. They are the more than worthy successors to Churchill's "Few".
Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present DayThis lavishly illustrated encyclopedia begins with the primitive boats of the 18th and 19th centuries, covers the submarines of both World Wars and goes on to the nuclear submarines of today. The first submarines; World War I; World War II; "Cold War" submarine operations; and submarines of the future. The book covers anti-submarine warships and weapons as well as the submarines.
