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Das U-Boot spielte bereits lange vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg eine bedeutende strategische Rolle. Das vorliegende Buch von Farnham Bishop aus dem Jahr 1916 befasst sich ausfuhrlich mit der Gesamtgeschichte des Unterseebootes sowie seiner Verwendung im Laufe der Jahrhunderte und beschreibt ebenso dessen technische Entwicklung. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.

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The submarine played an important role even long before WWI. This book explains its complete history and describes the stunning development of the technique as well as its inventors.