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Under Ice - Waldo Lyon and the Development of the Arctic Submarine (Hardcover, New)
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Under Ice - Waldo Lyon and the Development of the Arctic Submarine (Hardcover, New)
Series: Texas A & M University Military History
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In Under Ice, William Leary examines the evolution of Arctic
submarine operations in the U.S. Navy, a little-known but
significant area of national security concern. Through the career
of Waldo Lyon, he chronicles the problems of under-ice navigation
and the development of Cold War naval strategy. In World War II,
the Arctic became an active theater of operations for German and
Soviet subs, which occasionally ducked under the ice to escape
detection. The U.S. Navy responded with its own advances in
underwater navigation and location, under Lyon's direction. After
the war, Lyon's interest in cold-water acoustics led him to work on
sonar and navigation instruments that could be applied to Arctic
submarines. His specialization led to the establishment of the
Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the development of under-ice
capability for nearly all U.S. subs, which became even more
important with the growth of the Cold War and the corresponding
growth of naval concern about the possibilities of nuclear warfare
in Arctic regions. Lyon led the way in U.S. under-ice submarine
development. In 1958, with the launching of the nuclear submarine
Nautilus, the Arctic Ocean beneath the pack ice could finally be
fully explored. Today, under-ice operations are standard for
submarines of the United States and other nations. Leary provides
informative treatments of the early problems with under-ice
navigation; the Boarfish experimental dives; the Skate's torpedo
firing into ice; making contact with Drifting Station Alpha; and
the drama-packed patrol of Seadragon, the first submarine to pass
under an iceberg. He ably delineates the roles of such other actors
in the drama as Robert McWethy, commanding officer of the Burton
Sound; the "fabulous patrol" of the Sargo; CDR Joseph Skoog, who
played poker while his crew transited the dangerous Arctic waters
at high speed; and war hero Lawson Ramage, who incorrectly forecast
that the Soviets would never develop under-ice capability. Under
Ice tells a lively and carefully researched story that will be
important for naval and Cold War historians and for students of
science and technology, especially those interested in post-1945
DOD-funded science.
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