Submarine in War and Peace : Its Development and its Possibilities

LAKE, Simon

Published by J.B. Lippincott, 1918,

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LAKE, Simon. The Submarine in War and Peace : Its Development and its Possibilities. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1918. Pp 301, pot. frontis., num.plates, 1 folding plan. 8vo, blue cloth, pict. panel to front. Anderson 741. Lake, the principal of the Lake Submarine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, attempted in this book to distil all of his practical and theoreticalknowledge on the subject into a work for general readers: "The aim of thiswork.is to present to the reader in a simple, interesting way the facts relating to the submarine; its mechanical principles; the history of its development; its actual operation; the difficulty of combating it; and its industrial possibilities. These facts are presented, together with descriptions of the experience of the author and other inventors, in order to clarifyin the reader's mind the difficulties, the trials and tribulations of boththe submarine operator and the inventor. Furthermore, the narrative is notrestricted to a discussion of the submarine question from a mechanical standpoint. The submarine today is a factor in the political and industrial life of the world. The submarine problem transcends a mere matter of mechanical detail, and a book upon this topic must, of necessity, deal with it in its broadest aspects." -from the Foreword. Rubbed with very slight wear to extremities, slight scuffing to pict. panel, effaced signature, else vg. 400.00. Seller Inventory # 43153

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Title: Submarine in War and Peace : Its Development...

Publisher: J.B. Lippincott, 1918,

Binding: Hardcover