The comprehensive reference to peacetime submarine disasters, updated with now-declassified Cold War events, the Kursk tragedy, and more. This is the fully revised and updated edition of the first comprehensive account of every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the twenty-first century tragedy of the Kursk . By examining many of the sinkings in considerable detail, analyzing what went wrong, and describing the attempts made to rescue the crew and the vessel, Edwyn Gray traces the development of the submarine ...
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The comprehensive reference to peacetime submarine disasters, updated with now-declassified Cold War events, the Kursk tragedy, and more. This is the fully revised and updated edition of the first comprehensive account of every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the twenty-first century tragedy of the Kursk . By examining many of the sinkings in considerable detail, analyzing what went wrong, and describing the attempts made to rescue the crew and the vessel, Edwyn Gray traces the development of the submarine from the earliest experimental submersibles of the late eighteenth century to the nuclear-powered monsters of today. The appendices include the most comprehensive and accurate list of submarine disasters ever printed, in the compilation of which the author has had the cooperation of the US, French, Italian, Danish, and Japanese navies, as well as the RN Submarine Museum and the German U-Boat Archive. "An invaluable reference book for naval historians and also a most fascinating read for the layman." -- Journal of Military and Veterans' Health Published in a previous edition as Few Survived
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Near Fine Hardcover In A Near Fine Dust Jacket. 306 Pages Including Author's Note To The Following 7 Appendices And Index. Very Clean And Tight. First Published In 1986 As Few Survived And Back By Popular Demand In A Revised And Updated Edition, This Book Presents A Comprehensive Account Of Every Peacetime Submarine Disaster From 1774 To The Sinking Of The Kursk In 2000. Noted Naval Historian Edwyn Gray Examines Many Of The Sinkings In Considerable Detail, Analyzing What Went Wrong And Describing Attempts To Rescue The Crew And The Vessel. In Tandem He Traces The Development Of The Submarine From The Earliest Experimental Submersibles Of The Late Eighteenth Century To The Nuclear Powered Giants Of Today. Gray Taps The Resources Of The United States, French Italian, Danish And Japanese Navies, As Well As The Royal Navy Submarine Museum And German U-Boat Archive For This Inclusive Listing To Provide An Invaluable Reference That Also Makes Absorbing Reading.
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