Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare: From the First World War to the Present Day

by Michael E. Glynn

In this book, Michael Glynn explores a journey through the history of more than one hundred years of aerial sub hunting. From the Great War, through the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II and on to the secret confrontations of the Cold War, the reader will witness the parallel evolution of both aircraft and submarine as each side tries to gain supremacy over the other. In so doing, Glynn distills complicated oceanography, operations analysis, and technical theory into easily digested concepts, helping the reader understand how complex weapons and sensors function. By reviewing the steps of a submarine hunting flight, the reader can quickly understand how theory and practice fit together and how aviators set out to achieve their goal of detecting their submarine targets.

Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare is a thrilling read for those seeking a glimpse into an arcane and high-stakes world.

345 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2022

Reviews

[Kevin Keating · Rating 4 out of 5]

I kinda skimmed it towards the end as it got pretty mathy. I learned a ton about submarine strategies and the strategies used to find them as well. I wanted more specifics on helicopter anti-sub strategies but there wasn't hardly anything on that (despite the misleading cover). Anyway, much of this book was interesting but it got too technical toward the end, which is great for some but not for the generalist.

[Federico Bergés · Rating 5 out of 5]

El mejor libro sobre guerra antisubmarina que he leído, punto. Y no solo tiene «airborne», el libro tiene explicaciones soberbias de acústica submarina, el funcionamiento del sónar, el resto de sensores ASW, las tácticas del submarino y las tácticas de sus cazadores, explicadas en profusión pero entendibles para el más profano.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though it's limited by the need not to reveal classified information, this book still provides a very good and approachable introduction to the skillset required to perform fixed wing ASW. I do, also, find it strange that the author would allow the publisher to use a Lynx on the cover....