An Illustrated Design History
Friedman. With Part 2 (also available), these volumes provide the first full account of how U.S. submarines have developed over nearly a century, from a minor adjunct of the surface fleet to a central element of modern naval power. This volume opens with small submarines from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and closes with the big fleet submarines that sank the Japanese merchant fleet and contributed so enormously to victory in the Pacific. 400 pgs., 345 illustrations, 8½"x 11", hdbd. #0005352