Mini Encyclopedia Submarines

Submarines features 300 key submarines from the US Civil War to the present. Each vessel featured is illustrated with an artwork and its development and service history, as well as specifications giving displacement, dimensions, performance, date of launch and armament presented in a handy pocket size. Submarines features 300 of the most significant submarines from the first submersibles in 1776 to the present day. Each featured submarine is illustrated with an outstanding colour profile artwork and is accompanied by detailed specifications, giving powerplant, dimensions, maximum speed, range and armament. Also included is a design, development and service history of each featured submarine. The final section of the book covers underwater weapons, such as torpedoes, SLBMs and cruise missiles. Arranged alphabetically and with 300 colour illustrations and photographs, Submarines is an authoritative and accessible reference work, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in military technology and naval history.