Submarine Torpedo Tactics (Paperback)

Shawn S. Roderick

ISBN 10: 0786496460 / ISBN 13: 9780786496464

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2014

About this Item

Paperback. Never-before-published, firsthand accounts of under-sea action presented with a summary of torpedo tactics illustrate how a submarine's crew can hit a target trying to avoid being hit. Legendary figures in American submarine history come to life in actual logs of undersea warfare, and in accounts of sailors who were in the van of torpedo tactics development. The technology is explained in detail, showing how American subs have been so successful in their hundred-year history. Outlandish gags and pranks of submarine skippers are included, showing just how brazen this elite group of super-competent sailors could be. The reader travels through World War II and the Cold War as submarines and torpedoes enter the nuclear age. The book is filled with diagrams and illustrations. These never-before- published, first-hand accounts of undersea action presented with a summary of torpedo tactics illustrate how a submarine's crew can hit a target that is determined to avoid being hit. Legendary figures in American submarine history come to life in actual logs of undersea warfare, and in accounts of sailors who were in the vanguard of torpedo tactics development. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Submarine Torpedo Tactics (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786496460
• ISBN 13: 9780786496464
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Never-before-published, firsthand accounts of under-sea action presented with a summary of torpedo tactics illustrate how a submarine's crew can hit a target trying to avoid being hit. Legendary figures in American submarine history come to life in actual logs of undersea warfare, and in accounts of sailors who were in the van of torpedo tactics development.

The technology is explained in detail, showing how American subs have been so successful in their hundred-year history. Outlandish gags and pranks of submarine skippers are included, showing just how brazen this elite group of super-competent sailors could be.

The reader travels through World War II and the Cold War as submarines and torpedoes enter the nuclear age. The book is filled with diagrams and illustrations.

About the Authors

Edward Monroe Jones, formerly with the U.S. Submarine Service, has written extensively on military history. He is a management consultant in the area of labor relations and organizational development. He lives in Orange, California.

Shawn S. Roderick is an active member of the American submarine force at the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor Washington. He served as an officer on both Los Angeles fast attack and FBM submarines and as a senior torpedo fire control technician. He lives in Oviedo, Florida.