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Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,56 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512432245
"From the very first submarine in 1620 to the defense systems and weaponry used on modern submarines, this book uses diagrams, stories, and ... imagery to present a ... history of submarines and the technology used to operate them"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Tom Clancy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 2003-05-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1101002581
Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
Author : David Randall Hinkle
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Submarines (Ships)
ISBN : 9780883631034
Written by an outstanding team, this book contains essays on submarine history and today's submariners, focusing not only on the subs, torpedoes, and related technologies but especially on the people who make it all work. Includes full-color and vintage photos, portraits, recruiting posters, and historically inspired paintings.
Author : Davide Orsini
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0822988852
In 1972, the US Navy installed a base for nuclear submarines in the Archipelago of La Maddalena off the northeastern shore of Sardinia, Italy. In response, Italy established a radiation surveillance program to monitor the impact of the base on the environment and public health. In the first systematic study of nuclear expertise in Italy, Davide Orsini focuses on the ensuing technopolitical disputes concerning the role and safety of US nuclear submarines in the Mediterranean Sea from the Cold War period to the closure of the naval base in 2008. His book follows the struggles of different groups—including local residents of the archipelago, US Navy personnel, local administrators, Italian experts, and politicians—to define nuclear submarines as either imperceptible threats, much like radiocontamination, or efficient machines at the service of liberty and freedom. Unlike inland nuclear power plants, vividly present and visible with their tall cooling towers and reactor containers, the mobility and invisibility of submarines contributed to an ambivalence about their nature, perpetuating the idea of nuclear exceptionalism. In Italy, they symbolized objects in constant motion, easily removable at the first sign of potential harm. Orsini demonstrates how these mobile sources of hazard posed special challenges for both expert assessments and public understandings of risk, and in contexts outside the Anglo-Saxon world, where unique social power dynamics held sway over the outcome of technopolitical controversies.
Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Hungry Tomato ®
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 151247116X
Believe it or not, submarines date back to the seventeenth century! Discover how they developed from early designs such as the one-person Turtle into streamlined, stealthy warships. Along the way, you'll look right inside a German U-boat, find out how a sub dives and surfaces, and see sonar systems and video periscopes at work. From torpedoes to nuclear reactors, learn how submarine technology and strategy have changed throughout military history, and experience life under the waves.
Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822563401
How do submarines sink and float? What do submarines do underwater? Looking at features from the top of the periscope to the end of the torpedo tubes, this book uncovers how and why submarines work miles under the surface of the ocean.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
The period covered by this book was one of radical change for the U.S. Navy. When the modern navy first considered buying a submarine in 1887, it was a coast defense force confined to the Western Hemisphere. The United States became a world power just as its new submarines offered a way of defending its most distant possession, the Philippines, without tying down an expensive fleet. World War I found U.S. submarines in an unexpected role, countering German U-boats in British waters. Then the situation changed again with unexpected speed.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 1201 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526771233
The first comprehensive technical history on the subject, with photos: “A must-read for all professionals, designers and scholars of modern submarines.” —Australian Naval Institute The Royal Navy’s greatest contribution to the Allied success in World War II was undoubtedly the defeat of the U-boat menace in the North Atlantic, a victory on which all other European campaigns depended. The underwater threat was the most serious naval challenge of the war, so it was not surprising that captured German submarine technology became the focus of attention for the British submarine service after 1945. It was quick to test and adopt the schnorkel, streamlining, homing torpedoes, and, less successfully, hydrogen-peroxide propulsion. Furthermore, in the course of the long Atlantic battle, the Royal Navy had become the world’s most effective anti-submarine force and was able to utilize this expertise to improve the efficiency of its own submarines. However, in 1945 German submarine technology had also fallen into the hands of the Soviet Union—and as the Cold War developed it became clear that a growing Russian submarine fleet would pose a new threat. Britain had to go to the US for its first nuclear propulsion technology, but the Royal Navy introduced the silencing technique that made British and US nuclear submarines viable anti-submarine assets, and it pioneered in the use of passive—silent—sonars in that role. Nuclear power also changed the role of some British submarines, which replaced bombers as the core element of British Cold War and post-Cold War nuclear deterrence. As in other books in this series, this one shows how a combination of evolving strategic and tactical requirements and new technology produced successive types of submarines. It is based largely on unpublished and previously classified official documentation, and to the extent allowed by security restrictions, also tells the operational story—HMS Conqueror is still the only nuclear submarine to have sunk a warship in combat, but there are many lesser-known aspects of British submarine operations in the postwar era.
Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 32,24 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1508146152
This book introduces readers to the underwater world of submarines, showing them how these amazing watercraft have used stealthy secret attacks throughout history to revolutionize ocean warfare. Vibrant images and detailed diagrams of submarines from the U.S., Britain, Russia, and Germany are featured, from U-boats of the early 20th century to today’s fastest and most powerful nuclear submarines. Readers will see firsthand how developments in technology have allowed submarines to patrol at greater and greater depths undetected. Vivid visuals and comprehensive text are combined to present a high-interest take on both STEM and social studies curricula.
Author : John Parker
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844766864
Beginning with a detailed history, this book follows the development of the submarine from the Cold War onwards, with special topics including life aboard the Dreadnought, the ballistic boomers, the tragedy of the Kursk and deep sea survival teams.