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A Century of Submarines
Peter Lawrence
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This book is not a definitive study of submarines. Do not, however, let that put you off buying it. It is a selective history in photographs, drawn largely from my own collection assembled over the last seventeen years, and my ambition has always been to make these images available to a wider audience. The obsession of many collectors with squirreling away photographs for their own private consumption has always struck me as rather sad. I have tried as much as possible to avoid using images from the more obvious sources such as museums and press agencies, partly because many have been seen before, and partly because I cannot afford the reproduction fees. The majority of the early photos are from contemporary commercially produced postcards or privately produced amateur "snapshots"; the intention is to show both how the submarine developed as a machine and the nature of undersea warfare.

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The first submarines to be commissioned by the British Admiralty were five "Holland" class boats in 1900. Arriving in 1901, they heralded a new age of naval warfare. However, due to naval rivalries and hierarchies and an institutional misinterpretation of submarine tactics and strategy, the British submarine service took a long time to grow. The First World War saw German success with U-Boat warfare but the British response was more inventive than effective - it included feasibility studies into the employment of sea lions and gulls to defeat the underwater menace. Full realisation of the submarine"s fighting capabilities did not come until the Second World War. The advent of sonar, radar and the application of air power changed both the tools and tactics of war. In the post-war period submarines went "nuclear" and played a pivotal role in the stratagems of the Cold War. This knowledgeable and passionate account of submarine history is complimented by nearly 200 illustrations, from the crude beginnings to the highly technological present, and will appeal to those interested in the tactics and politics of war as well as those with a specialist interest in the submarine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 

About the Author
PETER LAWRENCE is a photographer and a journalist. He has also written British Built Submarines for The History Press. He lives in South Norwood, London --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 

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Paperback: 128 pages 
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited; illustrated edition edition (July 2001) 
Language: English