Submarines of World War Two: Design, Development & Operations New Hardback Book

Submarines of World War Two : Design, Development & Operations Hardbackby Bagnasco, Erminio\nFor the first time in naval warfare submarines played a major role in the war at sea in the years 1939-45, and this major reference book describes all the classes of vessel that were deployed by the eighteen combatant nations during those years.\nThey were responsible for the sinking of 33 million tons of merchant shipping with the German and US navies achieving the greatest advantage with this devastating strategic weapon. Most of the countless books about submarines in WWII confine themselves to the boats of one particular navy or another: in this book every class of boat, from midgets to the large U-cruisers, of all the nations is covered in detail - more than 2,500 boats - and projected and experimental designs are also included.\nThis furnishes the reader with an overall picture that allows for comparison between the technical and operational aspects of all the submarines that took p.