Submarine, The : A Cultural History from the Great War to Nuclear Combat.
Title:
Submarine, The : A Cultural History from the Great War to Nuclear Combat.
Author:
Redford, Duncan.
ISBN:
9780857718563
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (338 pages)
Series:
International Library of War Studies
Contents:
Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Submarine in Six Naval Reviews -- 2. The Submarine 1900-1914 -- 3. The Effect of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 1915-1935 -- 4. The Submarine 1935-1965 -- 5. The Age of the British Nuclear Submarine -- 6. The British Submarine in Film and Fiction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Underhand and damned un-English' was the view of submarines in Edwardian Britain. However, by the 1960s new nuclear powered submarines were seen by the Royal Navy as being the 'hallmark of a first class navy'. This exciting new book explores the changing attitudes to the submarine in Britain from World War One to the age of nuclear combat. Including discussion of unrestricted submarine warfare, the experience of the world wars, nuclear power and weapons, as well as films and novels based on submarine warfare, this book is essential for naval historians, students and those interested in aspects of submarine development and use._x000D_ _x000D_ '[This book] tells a fascinating story…[and]…is a timely reminder to all those involved in Defence management.'_x000D_ Admiral Sir John 'Sandy' Woodward.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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