Silent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare

by James P. Delgado, Clive Cussler

James P Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and author of Nuclear Dawn (Osprey), presents a detailed, stunningly visual, examination of the history and development of the submarine and its role in naval warfare, from the first practical experiments with submersible craft to the development of the modern nuclear submarine.

Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the sub from the bottom up--that is, through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition, he explores submarine technology, from wooden to iron to steel hulls, from hand-cranked to nuclear powered propulsion, from candle light to electricity, from gunpowder "torpedoes" to nuclear missiles Since the time of Jules Verne, submarines have been a topic of great interest to maritime and military fans and Delgado's new book explores all of the submarine's triumphs and tragedies, successes and failures in this fascinating and compelling illustrated history.

Genres: Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published May 6, 2011

Reviews

[Terrie Vargas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite an enjoyable read. There is so much more to the history of submarines and submariners. You'll find a well written and lively accounting here. Well done, Mr. Delgado!

Quite an enjoyable read. There is so much more to the history of submarines and submariners. You'll find a well written and lively accounting here. Well done, Mr. Delgado!

[Nolan Cashat]

Book was a little toothy, having served 10 years on Boats, was a little boring. Probably a nice educational read for a surface puke.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

A whim pickup from the new nonfiction shelf at the library. Not particularly well written, but I liked how the book was organized and how it proceeded step by step through the history of the submarine, showing how designs developed, failed, and then reappeared in other ways. So not a book I would have ever spent money on, but basically the reason I love the library. I learned something new.

[Robert Kaufman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book and Cussler is great fiction or non-fiction

[Joshua Friesen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Cussler is tremendous with both fiction and nonfiction.