Submarine / written by Neil Mallard ; in association with the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum.
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TextSeries: Eyewitness booksPublication details: London ; New York : DK Pub., 2003.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: - 9780789495013
- 0789495015
- 359.9/33 22
- V857 .M35 2003
Includes index.
What is a submarine? -- How a submarine works -- Submarine propulsion -- Early dreams and designs -- Blockade busters -- The true submarine is born -- Subs go to war -- Doomed designs -- World War II -- Mini-submarines -- The nuclear age -- Balance of power -- Anatomy of a nuclear submarine -- Flying the flag -- Life on board -- How things have changed -- Up periscope! -- Submarine weapons -- Antisubmarine warfare -- Communication and navigation -- Submarine disasters -- Sub safety -- Pioneering the depths -- Into the abyss -- Shipwreck -- Creatures of the deep -- Workers beneath the waves -- Subs for fun -- Subs of the future -- Index.
Shows how submersible vessels work and what it's like to live underwater.
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