21st Century Complete Guide to U.S. Navy Submarines: Nuclear Fast Attack and Ballistic Missile Submarine Force Today and in the Future, History, ... Bases, Support Facilities, Sub Heroes [CD-ROM]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

This incredible CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to the fleet of submarines operated by the U.S. Navy, along with a review of the history of the submarine and the technology behind today's awesome machines. Using advanced technology, submarines are an invaluable sensor and weapons system platform. Our strategic nuclear missile fleet has helped deter nuclear attacks, making America safer. This detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, historical pictures, drawings, tables, and charts.

Topics covered include:

* Atlantic and Pacific Fleets of Nuclear Fast Attack (SSN) and Ballistic Missile (SBN) Submarines
* Seawolf submarines, Squadrons and Submarines
* Los Angeles (SSN 688) class submarines
* Ohio class Trident submarines
* Tomahawk cruise missiles
* Submarine Warfare Division
* Trident SSGN configuration to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations Forces troops, along with Undersea Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
* Virginia-class Attack Submarines
* Acoustic Superiority, Electronic Warfare
* Integrated Undersea Surveillance
* One Hundred Year Anniversary of First U.S. Navy Submarine (USS Holland, 1900) and History of the Submarine
* Submarine Technology Through the Years
* German and American Submarine Campaigns of World War II
* Mine Warfare
* Communications and Networks
* High-Frequency Sonar
* Torpedoes
* NR-1 nuclear powered search and recovery submarine
* Strategic systems programs - keeping our seaborne deterrent armed and ready
* Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS)
* Air-independent Propulsion History
* Soviet Designs - Project 607, 621, 664, 748
* All-Electric Designs of the Future
* Personnel aboard Subs
* Navy Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia
* Navy Submarine Base, Bangor
* Navy Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island
* Much more

Over 12,000 pages are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included. Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 12402 pages
• Publisher: Progressive Management (January 2003)
• ISBN-10: 1592481140
• ISBN-13: 978-1592481149
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,692,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars And the point is?, January 21, 2004

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This review is from: 21st Century Complete Guide to U.S. Navy Submarines: Nuclear Fast Attack and Ballistic Missile Submarine Force Today and in the Future, History, ... Bases, Support Facilities, Sub Heroes (CD-ROM)

This CD-ROM consists of Adobe Acrobat files. It is a compilation of publicly available web pages that contain information about US Navy submarines and the submarine force. As far as I can tell, you could just as easily find the same material on the web with a decent search engine. For example, the CD contains the issues of Undersea Warfare magazine, which is readily available from a Navy public website. Many of the graphics are extremely blocky and unreadable. The web pages are largely DOD server downloads of public material, and are verbatim, right down to the warnings. A surprising number of pages are just `spillovers" from the bottom of a web page, and contain no information. Clearly, almost no editing of the material was attempted when transferring to the disc. If you use the disc while online, you can click on the hyperlinks and they will take you to more information. Not worth the money.