Author: Nicholas Lambert
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000341682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The year 2001 marks the centenary of the Royal Navy's submarine service. In the aftermath of the 2016 celebrations of the Battle of Jutland centenary, it is worth considering how the First World War at sea changed. This volume opens with an examination of the background to the Board of Admiralty's decision in 1900 to buy submarines, bringing to light documents that go a long way toward dispelling the myth that Britain's pre-1914 naval leaders were opposed to the development of the submarine as a major weapon. Indeed, the documents show that senior naval officers and influential civilians in Whitehall believed that the advent of the submarine would revolutionize naval warfare in a way that would bolster the Royal Navy's position as the world's predominant naval power. This edited selection of documents illustrates not only the Admiralty's thinking on the employment of the submarine between 1900 and 1918, it also charts the technical development of British submarines, and explains issues such as why the pioneer submariners came to regard themselves as an élite group within the Royal Navy - and were allowed to become the 'silent service'.
Author: Eugene B. Fluckey
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097440
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen. And in a fascinating twist, he uses archival documents from the Japanese Navy to give its version of events. The unique story of the Barb begins with its men, who had the confidence to become unbeatable. Each team helped develop innovative ideas, new tactics, and new strategies. All strove for personal excellence, and success became contagious. Instead of lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo boats. She was the first sub to use rocket missiles and to creep up on enemy convoys at night, joining the flank escort line from astern, darting in and out as she sank ships up the column. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfare's long-distance, videogame style of battle than the exploits of the captain and crew of the USS Barb, where they sub, out of ammunition, actually rammed an enemy ship until it sank. Thunder Below! is a first-rate, true-life, inspirational story of the courage and heroism of ordinary men under fire. A Main Selection of the Military Book Club. Winner of the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature given by the Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery.
Author: United States Navy Department. Naval Records and Library Office
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Author: Edward Carson
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Author: United States. Office of Naval Records and Library
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Author: Naval War College (U.S.)
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Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Languages : en
Pages : 922
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Author: United States. Navy Department
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1806
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Author: Joshua K. Alam
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450202071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Agent Mark Tracker Hunter and Russian agent Nitasha have joined forces at the advice of their governments. They enter the deep desert to find the damaged alien computer which has been buried for thousands of years as mapped on an ancient map. The ruthless billionaire Joseph Kavanaughs hired mercenaries, lead by the internationally known notorious Bernard DeLoutch, are trailing right behind them. DeLoutch is able to snatch the damaged alien computer. Those working for Kavanaugh fix the computer and use the alien technology to make his island impregnable to Earth weapons. Also, through alien technology, they are able to attack and destroy world governments. Kavanaugh continued to use the damaged communication panel which broadcasted his transmission on an open frequency through out the galaxy that any extraterrestrial entity could pickup. The evil alien, Lord Haqoum Gurlock, the supreme commander of the combined fleets and forces of the Intergalactic Ruling Council, picks up the transmission. Planet Earth is placed under siege to strip it from its natural resources and then to test fire a doomsday weapon capable of shattering planets. If the people from Earth and the friendly aliens do not destroy the doomsday weapon in time, Earth will be reduced to rubble. An American and a Russian agent join forces to find an alien computer which has been buried for thousands of years in the desert. A ruthless billionaire hires mercenaries to snatch the alien computer from them. Whoever fixes the computer and use the alien technology to make his island impregnable to Earth weapons. Also, through alien technology, they are able to attack and destroy world governments. Kavanaugh uses the damaged communication panel which broadcasts his transmission on an open frequency through out the galaxy that any extraterrestrial entity could pickup. The evil alien, Lord Haqoum Gurlock, the supreme commander of the combined fleets and forces of the Intergalactic Ruling Council, picks up the transmission. Planet Earth is placed under siege to strip it from its natural resources and then to test fire a doomsday weapon capable of shattering planets. If the people from Earth and the friendly aliens do not destroy the doomsday weapon in time, Earth will be reduced to rubble.
