The highly respected journalist and author, Robert Hutchinson, follows the development of the submarine as a weapon of war from its earliest designs in the 16th Century to the last vessels at sea today.Included are text, tables, illustrations and photographs of: The first submarinesWorld War I designsInter-war designs and disastersWorld War II operations'Cold War' submarine design and operationsThe latest submarine designsSubmarine accidents through the years, including details on the Russian 'Kursk' that sank in 2000.Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons has provided illustrations for many of the major 'landmarks' for designs from 1776 through to the present day.
- ISBN10 0007105584
- ISBN13 9780007105588
- Publish Date 2 January 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 November 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk