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Lost Subs: From the Hunley to the Kursk, the Greatest Submarines Ever Lost—and Found
Through gripping text and powerful images, this chronicle traces the evolution of the submarine and the history of under-the-seas warfare. Harrowing tales of a submerged death and eerie images of ghost ships are haunting, yet the daring stories of the vessels and their inhabitants invoke a nostalgic courage, allowing the reader to reflect on a sunken, dark fate that is rarely mentioned. State-of-the-art underwater photographs, accompanied by archival images and cutaway diagrams, answer many questions about why each submarine sank and make this the definitive illustrated history.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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August 6, 2016
I don't know what it is about submarines, but they frighten me. How brave are the sailors who live their lives under the sea, always in danger of never seeing the sun again. Just one mistake or one ill-timed move and the sub is lost to all.
This book does a full review of all submarine disasters, starting with the American Civil War. It includes the disaster of the Thresher, which was "crushed by some giant, unseen hand", after a basic welding failure doomed the crew of 129 men to a watery grave in 1963. The next American submarine catastrophe occurred in 1968, when the Scorpion failed to return to base. No one knows for certain if it was torn apart by a hot torpedo or if it was a silent casualty of the Cold War.
And speaking of the Cold War, the book ends with an entire chapter devoted to the Kursk, that Barents Sea sinking in 2000 that kept an entire planet hoping for a miracle that never came...thanks to Russian Navy ineptitude.
There are dozens of photographs, including many showing the current resting state of these lost subs on the ocean floor. After reading this, I wouldn't even be able to do the old Disneyland ride.
Book Season = Winter (cold dark waters)
This book does a full review of all submarine disasters, starting with the American Civil War. It includes the disaster of the Thresher, which was "crushed by some giant, unseen hand", after a basic welding failure doomed the crew of 129 men to a watery grave in 1963. The next American submarine catastrophe occurred in 1968, when the Scorpion failed to return to base. No one knows for certain if it was torn apart by a hot torpedo or if it was a silent casualty of the Cold War.
And speaking of the Cold War, the book ends with an entire chapter devoted to the Kursk, that Barents Sea sinking in 2000 that kept an entire planet hoping for a miracle that never came...thanks to Russian Navy ineptitude.
There are dozens of photographs, including many showing the current resting state of these lost subs on the ocean floor. After reading this, I wouldn't even be able to do the old Disneyland ride.
Book Season = Winter (cold dark waters)
March 3, 2019
Good piece of WWII Flying fiction. Really enjoyed this.
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