Hm Submarines in Camera 1901-1996 [Hardcover]

J. J. Tall (Author), Paul Kemp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Since Submarine Holland 1 was laid down in 1901, submarines have undergone tremendous change. Holland 1 was small and primitive, its ability unproven, while the nuclear-powered 'Trident' class submarines of today's Royal Navy are 165 times heavier. Their ability to travel the oceans of the world for months on end, fully submerged and carrying Britain's nuclear deterrent, is a graphic illustration of this quantum leap in design and technology. Nothing illustrates this change better than the fascinating selection of photographs collected for this book from the archives of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Storico Navale in Venice, and a number of private collections. They cover the stories of the first submersibles, the development of the submarine as a potent weapon of sea power in the First and Second World Wars, and the dawn of the nuclear age when submarines became launch platforms for strategic nuclear weapons with the potential for mass destruction. HM Submarines in Camera gives a graphic view of life in British submarines which have been an integral part of the Royal Navy for the past 100 years - submarines that range from the tiny 'Holland' class designed in Queen Victoria's reign, to the monstrous 'Vanguard' class of the nuclear age. Their exploits from the North Cape to the Falklands, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, are legendary, and the award of fourteen Victoria Crosses to the Submarine Service is testimony to the devotion, courage and past sacrifice of those brave men who are proud to call themselves submariners.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 245 pages
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155750380X
• ISBN-13: 978-1557503800
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,568,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent photographic record., January 16, 2005

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Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hm Submarines in Camera 1901-1996 (Hardcover)

Covering almost every year of the 20th Century, this book explains through it's many photographs the numerous developments of the British Submarine and life in the Royal Navy's Submarine Service. Written by a former commander of two of HM submarines and assisted by one of the staff in charge of the photograph collection at the Imperial War Museum, they have successfully combined to provide an excellent photographic record of all aspects the Royal Navy's Submarine Service.

From the earliest submarines, including the introduction of the first Conning Tower, through two world wars and right up to the latest Nuclear Powered leviathans, we have page after page of first rate photographs added to which are full explanatory captions.

Once you start reading this book it really is hard to put down.

NM