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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Traces the evolution of the submarine from its ancient beginnings through its culmination as a military vessel, discussing such topics as the buoyancy discoveries of Archimedes, the designs of David Bushnell, and the role of subs in nuclear warfare.
"At the heart of this thrilling narrative lurks danger and power, as acclaimed naval writer Iain Ballantyne reveals some of warfare's murkiest secrets. The cast of colorful characters includes an American...
Publisher
Geneon Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Description
To combat the terrorist organization known as "USR", eleven countries combine their naval forces to form the Peace-Keeping Navy (PKN). However, all hell breaks loose when Admiral Red and his USR submarine UX crash the PKN's inaugural ceremony and destroy the majority of the fleet. At the last minute, when the UX lands the final blow on the aircraft carrier Apollo-Norm, the obsolete Japanese submarine 707 (a.k.a. "Snapping Turtle") appears from out...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
Description
An oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second... and a third. To the President's National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragic coincidence-it is a brazen act of aggression that must not stand. In partnership with Iran, the Chinese navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz, intending to hold the world's oil supply hostage. Now eighty percent of America's active sea power is being mobilized-including U....
Author
Publisher
Thomas M. Bowser
Pub. Date
©2013
Description
"The Three Lives of the USS Drum covers the history of the World War II submarine that is currently on display in Mobile, Alabama, from keel laying to the date this work is published. It includes the war history, the reserve period and the restoration work. The restoration section has over 100 pages of full color photos of the work being done by a volunteer (myself) and one park employee."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Discovery Channel Video
Pub. Date
2002, c2000
Description
Describes how U-Boat 505 was captured on June 4, 1944. Includes eye-witness accounts, historical footage and analysis of the importance of the capture. Relive its journey from being a powerhouse of the German fleet to a display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
12) The last paladin
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A gripping tale of anti-submarine warfare in the World War II Pacific Theater, by a master of military adventure fiction. The Last Paladin by P.T. Deutermann is based on the true story of the USS Hayward (DE-24), a World War II Atlantic Fleet destroyer escort which has spent the past two years in the unforgiving battle for survival against the German U-boats of the North Atlantic. Summoned to relieve destroyers that are bogged down by escort duty...
17) Das Boot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Superb detailing of life in a German U-boat during WWII. The original uncut version. Based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim. Includes a making-of featurette; restored original stereo audio; and much more.
Author
Publisher
Taylor Pub
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Seeking ways to break the Union Army's coastal blockade, the Confederates manufactured the CSS Hunley, the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship. The CSS Hunley tells a story of personal courage, technical ingenuity, and grim persistence during the United States' most trying conflict. --Amazon.
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