This 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. Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons illustrates every major type of submarine. Data tables bring together information from submarine museums across the world, with sidebars on submarine accidents, weapons technology, sensors, oceanography, rescue missions and many other fascinating aspects of war beneath the waves.
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The highly respected journalist and author, Robert Hutchinson, follows the development of the submarine as a weapon of war from its earliest designs in the 16th Century to the latest vessels at sea today.
Included are text, tables, illustrations and photographs of:
· The first submarines
· World War I designs
· Inter-war designs and disasters
· World War II operations
· ’Cold War’ submarine design and operations
· The latest submarine designs
· Submarine accidents through the years, including details on the Russian ‘Kursk’ that sank in 2000.
Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons has provided illustrations for many of the major ‘landmarks’ for design from 1776 through to the present day. Fascinating photography and authoritative text round out this phenomenal book.
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