Silent Killers
Submarines and Underwater Warfare
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About this book
James P. Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, presents a detailed and visually stunning examination of the history and development of the modern nuclear submarine. Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the submarine from the bottom up – that is through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition, he explores submarine technology, from wooden to iron to steel hulls, from hand-cranked to nuclear-powered propulsion, from candlelight to electricity, from gunpowder ‘torpedoes’ to nuclear missiles. An esteemed underwater archaeologist and marine historian, Jim Delgado has compiled an extraordinary history of the dragons of the deep. Silent Killers is a triumph that is educational as well as highly entertaining. - Clive Cussler
Contents
- Introduction: Into the Deep
- 1 Beginnings
- 2 Sub Marine Explorers and Would-be Warriors 1833-59
- 3 Uncivil Warriors
- 4 Missing Links
- 5 Later 19th Century Submarines
- 6 Transition to a New Century
- 7 Early 20th Century Subs
- 8 World War I
- 9 Subs Between the Wars
- 10 World War II: The Success of the Submarine
- 11 Postwar Innovation and the Rise of Atomic Power
- 12 Memorializing the Submarine
- Notes
- Bibliography
- index
Hardback; June 2011; 264 pages; ISBN: 9781849083652