Lost Subs

From the Hunley to Kursk

By Dunmore, Spencer
2009, Madison Press Books
ISBN 1897330413
Paperback, 176 pages

Descripton:

Introduction by Robert Ballard.

Through gripping text and powerful images, this chronicle traces the evolution of the submarine and the history of under-the-seas warfare. Harrowing tales of a submerged death and eerie images of ghost ships are haunting, yet the daring stories of the vessels and their inhabitants invoke a nostalgic courage, allowing the reader to reflect on a sunken, dark fate that is rarely mentioned. State-of-the-art underwater photographs, accompanied by archival images and cutaway diagrams, answer many questions about why each submarine sank and make this the definitive illustrated history.

From the uboat.net review: This excellent new book gives a broad, effective look at the history of submarining, viewed through some of its most infamous disasters from CSS Hunley in 1863, AE-2 off Turkey, HMS Thetis and USS Squalus, USS Thresher ...
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