Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines

Norman Polmar & Kenneth J. Moore

ISBN 10: 1574885944 / ISBN 13: 9781574885941

Published by Washington: Brassey's, 2003

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First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with orange titles to the spine; Measures 11¼" x 8¼" (1.8 kg); pp (xxiii) 407; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Guenet Abraham; Includes: Black & white profiles; Black & white photographs; Tables; Glossary; 2-column text; Appendices (5); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191000 ||.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines
• Publisher: Washington: Brassey's
• Publication Date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1574885944
• ISBN 13: 9781574885941
• Binding: Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military

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Synopsis

Submarines had a vital, if often underappreciated, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. In Cold War Submarines, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore provide the definitive history of the design and construction of these undersea fleets.

About the Author

NORMAN POLMAR is known worldwide as a defense analyst, prolific author, and consultant to members of Congres and senior civilian and uniformed officials in the Navy.

K. J. MOORE is the founder of the Cortana Corporation, a hight-technology applications firm concerned with submarine development. While on duty with the U.S. Navy, he served on board submarines in the positions of weapons officer, engineering officer, and operations officer. For the Navy and in private industry, he has held analytical assignments that involved the study of Soviet and Western submarines and submarine tactics.