The submarine revolutionized naval warfare, progressing from the crude, steam-driven craft of the American Civil War to the silent nuclear machines that can cruise for months underwater without surfacing -- only limited by the endurance of their crews -- and carry intercontinental missiles mounting multiple nuclear warheads. Submarines and Deep-Sea Vehicles traces the history of these vessels, starting with the earliest submersible craft, to the stealthy nuclear giants of the modern age. Since the end of programs for the exploration and exploitation of space, man has turned his attention to a frontier much closer to home, the ocean. This is a highly illustrated examination of the remarkable technology that has been developed to enable man to explore a hidden world tens of thousands of feet deep, in conditions just as extreme as those found in space. The sea offers man numerous resources and is the medium for a wide range of activities, spawning an equally diverse array of vessels to exploit them. Ranging from the military stealth submarines of the Cold War to biological research vessels, to the latest remotely-operated machines, Submarines and Deep-Sea Vehicles is a stunning guide to man's exploration and exploitation of the fascinating world under the ocean and still our greatest frontier.
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Sir Herbert Richmond defined 'sea power' as 'that form of national strength which enables its possessor to send his armies and commerce across those stretches of the sea and ocean that lie between his country or the countries of his allies, and those territories to which he needs access in war; and to prevent his enemy from doing the same'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
escape equipment, escape apparatus, submarine history, coastal submarines, sunken submarine, conventional submarines, escape tower, submarine service, torpedo tubes, ballast tanks, first submarine, tactical thinking, patrol aircraft, submarine force Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Royal Navy, United States, Cold War, North Sea, Soviet Union, Unlimited Performance, Far East, German U-boats, North Africa, Germany Launch, Great Britain Launch, Max Horton, Van Drebbel, Grand Fleet, United Kingdom, North Pole, Robert Fulton, Coastal Command, Electric Boat Company, German High Seas Fleet, Russia Launch, Scapa Flow, Sea of Marmora, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher New!
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Sir Herbert Richmond defined 'sea power' as 'that form of national strength which enables its possessor to send his armies and commerce across those stretches of the sea and ocean that lie between his country or the countries of his allies, and those territories to which he needs access in war; and to prevent his enemy from doing the same'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
escape equipment, escape apparatus, submarine history, coastal submarines, sunken submarine, conventional submarines, escape tower, submarine service, torpedo tubes, ballast tanks, first submarine, tactical thinking, patrol aircraft, submarine force Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Royal Navy, United States, Cold War, North Sea, Soviet Union, Unlimited Performance, Far East, German U-boats, North Africa, Germany Launch, Great Britain Launch, Max Horton, Van Drebbel, Grand Fleet, United Kingdom, North Pole, Robert Fulton, Coastal Command, Electric Boat Company, German High Seas Fleet, Russia Launch, Scapa Flow, Sea of Marmora, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher New!
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- The Submarine Book, Revised & Updated: An Illustrated History of the Attack Submarine by Chuck Lawliss in Back Matter
- The American Submarine by Norman Polmar in Back Matter
- Novum Organum (Spanish Edition) by Francis Bacon on page 218
- Great War by Avery Publishing in Back Matter
- Under the Sea (Investigate Series) by Gary Fleming in Back Matter
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