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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Seaforth Publishing in 2007, here is the first hardback printing of David Owen's Anti-Submarine Warfare: An Illustrated History. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering, 224 pages, the book is in very good condition with some moderate rubbing to the cloth edges. The dust jacket is also very good with some light creasing to the edges. The book is heavy and therefore additional postage MUST be applied to areas OUTSIDE the UK as follows: Europe £4, Rest of the World £8. Seller Inventory # 11110
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The submarine was undoubtedly the most potent purely naval weapon of the twentieth century. In two world wars, enemy underwater campaigns were very nearly successful in thwarting Allied hopes of victory - indeed, annihilation of Japanese shipping by US Navy submarines is an indicator of what might have been. That the submarine was usually defeated is a hugely important story in naval history, yet this is the first book to treat the subject as a whole in a readable and accessible manner. It concerns individual heroism and devotion to duty, but also ingenuity, technical advances and originality of tactical thought. What developed was an endless battle between forces above and below the surface, where a successful innovation by one side eventually produces a counter-measure by the other in a lethal struggle for supremacy. Development was not a straight line: wrong ideas and assumptions led to defeat and disaster. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005107968