Silent Killers

Submarines and Underwater Warfare

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Description

'Silent Killers is a triumph that is educational as well as highly entertaining.' - Clive Cussler

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Author's Note
Introduction: Into the Deep

Chapter 1 Beginnings
Chapter 2 “Sub Marine Explorers”: Would-be Warriors
Chapter 3 Uncivil Warrior
Chapter 4 Missing Links
Chapter 5 Later 19th Century Submarines
Chapter 6 Transition to a New Century
Chapter 7 Early 20th Century Submarines
Chapter 8 World War I
Chapter 9 Submarines Between the Wars
Chapter 10 World War II: the Success of the Submarine
Chapter 11 Post-war Innovations: the Rise of Atomic Power
Chapter 12 The Ultimate Deterrent: the Role of the Submarine in the Modern Era
Chapter 13 Memorializing the Submarine

Notes
Sources and Select Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Jun 20 2011
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 264
ISBN 9781849088619
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 84 b/w; 33 col
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

James P. Delgado

James P. Delgado is the President and CEO of the I…

Author

Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler was an underwater explorer and adven…

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