Anti-submarine warfare : an illustrated history by Owen, David, 1939- instant download

Anti-submarine warfare : an illustrated history by Owen, David, 1939- instant download

1 online resource (224 pages) :, The submarine was undoubtedly the most potent purely naval weapon of the twentieth century. In two world wars, enemy underwater campaigns were very nearly successful in thwarting Allied hopes of victory - indeed, annihilation of Japanese shipping by US Navy submarines is an indicator of what might have been. That the submarine was usually defeated is a hugely important story in naval history, yet this is the first book to treat the subject as a whole in a readable and accessible manner. It concerns individual heroism and devotion to duty, but also ingenuity, technical advances and originality, Includes bibliographical references and index, Print version record, Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Developing the Threat 1578-1913; Chapter 2: Stranglehold: World War 1 1914-1917; Chapter 3: New Hopes from New Weapons 1917-18; Chapter 4: New Ideas and Old Threats 1922-39; Chapter 5: New Failures and Repeated Mistakes 1939-41; Chapter 6: U-Boats Triumphant -- The Happy Time 1941; Chapter 7: Drumbeat 1941-42; Chapter 8: The Third Dimension 1939-42; Chapter 9: The Air Gap and the Battle of the Bay 1943-42; Chapter 10: Air Power Tips the Balance 1942-43; Chapter 11: Mediterranean Sideshow 1939-44, Chapter 12: The Atlantic Crisis -- The Crucial Convoy Battles 1943Chapter 13: ASW Triumphs in the West 1943-45; Chapter 14: Air Power Invincible 1943-45; Chapter 15: Japanese Catastrophe 1941-44; Chapter 16: American Mayhem 1944-45; Chapter 17: The New Post-War Threat 1945-54; Chapter 18: The Nuclear Revolution 1954-the present; Chapter 19: Stealth and Silence and Underwater Hunting 1960-1992; Chapter 20: The 21st-Century Submarine Threat 1991-the present; Bibliography and Sources; Notes