Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles
|
Buy Now
British Submarines in Two World Wars (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,252
Discovery Miles 12 520
You Save: R327
(21%)
|
|
British Submarines in Two World Wars (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
Although the Royal Navy did not invent the submarine, Norman
Friedman's new book demonstrates how innovative the service was, to
an extent which few will recognise. Its submarines performed well
in combat in both world wars, and often in unheralded ways. Few
will be aware that in 1914 Britain had the largest submarine fleet
in the world, and that at the end of World War I it had some of the
largest and most unusual of all submarines - whose origins and
design are all detailed. During the First World War they virtually
closed the Baltic to German iron ore traffic, and they helped block
supplies to the Turkish army fighting at Gallipoli. British
submarines were a major element in the North Sea battles, and they
helped fight the U-boat menace. These roles led on to British
submarine operations in World War II. Readers will be aware of the
role of US submarines in strangling Japan, but perhaps not how
British submarines in the Mediterranean fought a parallel costly
but successful battle to strangle the German army in North Africa.
Like their US counterparts, interwar British submariners were
designed largely with the demands of a possible Pacific War,
although that was not the war they fought. And the author shows how
the demands of such a war, which would be fought over vast
distances, collided with interwar British Government attempts to
limit costs by holding down the size (and numbers) of submarines.
It says much about the ingenuity of British submarine designers
that they managed to meet their requirements despite enormous
pressure on submarine size. As in other books in this series, the
author demonstrates how a combination of evolving strategic and
tactical requirements and evolving technology produced successive
types of design. The Royal Navy was always painfully aware of the
threat enemy submarines posed, and British submariners contributed
heavily to the development of British anti-submarine tactics and
technology, beginning with largely unknown efforts before the
outbreak of World War I. Between the Wars British submariners
exploited the new technology of sonar (Asdic), both to find and
attack enemies and to avoid being attacked themselves. As a result,
they pioneered submarine silencing, with important advantages to
the US Navy as it observed the British. And it was a British
submarine that pioneered the vital postwar use of submarines as
anti-submarine weapons, sinking a U-boat while both were submerged.
This feat was unique. Heavily illustrated with photos and original
plans, this new volume from Norman Friedman, incorporating so much
original analysis, will be eagerly awaited by naval historians and
enthusiasts everywhere.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.