Disasters of the Deep: A History of Submarine Tragedies - Hardcover

Edwyn Gray (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591142148 ISBN 13: 9781591142140

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2003

Synopsis

First published in 1986 as Few Survived and back by popular demand in a revised and updated edition, this book presents a comprehensive account of every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the sinking of the Kursk in 2000. Noted naval historian Edwyn Gray examines many of the sinkings in considerable detail, analyzing what went wrong and describing attempts to rescue the crew and the vessel. In tandem he traces the development of the submarine from the earliest experimental submersibles of the late eighteenth century to the nuclear powered giants of today. Gray taps the resources of the United States, French Italian, Danish and Japanese navies, as well as the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and German U-Boat archive for this inclusive listing to provide an invaluable reference that also makes absorbing reading.

About this title

About the Author:

The son of an engineer specialising in the design and construction of sea defence, Edwyn Gray was born in London's docklands in 1927 at a time when ocean freighters unloaded their exotic cargoes in the heart of the empire's capital. He attributes his love of the sea and ships to those early childhood days. He began writing in 1952 and has contributed to hundreds of magazine articles throughout the world. A Damned Un-English Weapon, was his first book which quickly established his reputation as a submarine historian. He has since written a further fourteen books which have been translated into many languages. He now lives in active retirement in South Norfolk with his wife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1591142148
• ISBN 13: 9781591142140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200