THE UNDERWATER WAR 1939-1945

Author: Richard Compton-Hall

Publisher: Blandford Press

Year published: 1982

Pagination: 160pp over 280 illustrations and diagrams

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An author's research copy with underlining on some pages. A fresh and authoritative look at submarines during World War Two. Nearly all the material is drawn from original sources and life on operational duty is described in detail. Emphasis is placed on the impact of submarines in all theatres of war including the American campaign against the Japanese, the role of the British Submarine in the allied victory in North Africa and the success of British and Italian midget submarines and human torpedoes.