Lost Subs: From the "Hunley" to the "Kursk", the Greatest Submarines Ever Lost - and Found - Hardcover

Dunmore, Spencer

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9781903985489: Lost Subs: From the "Hunley" to the "Kursk", the Greatest Submarines Ever Lost - and Found

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ISBN 10: 190398548X ISBN 13: 9781903985489

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 2002

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Using text and powerful photographs, this work chronicles the fate of some of the most famous submarines in naval history: from the sinking of the Confederate Army's submarine Hunley during the American Civil War, to the recent tragic loss of the advanced Russian submarine Kursk. Using a wealth of archival material, Dunmore brings to life the museum of submarines resting in their underwater graves and the submariners on the eternal patrol. Among the most moving tales are those of submarines that have been lost with all hands on board - such as the nuclear attack submarines USS Thresher and USS Scorpion, and most recently, the Soviet submarine Kursk, on which a note was found from a dying soldier saying We can't get out.

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"Paints vivid characters caught in treacherous, suffocating circumstances, and never skimps on the details of the technology."

About the Author:

Spencer Dunmore is the author of In Great Waters: The Epic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic and collaborated with Dr. Robert Ballard on Exploring the Lusitania. He has also written many wartime novels, including Bomb Run, Squadron, and Final Approach, as well as several books about aviation. He lives in Ontario, Canada.Dr. Robert D. Ballard is the President of the Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut.

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