The winning edge: (Record no. 23348)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 01736cam a2200133 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1557506876 (hbk.)
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name POOLMAN Kenneth
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The winning edge:
Remainder of title naval technology in action, 1939-1945
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Annapolis, Md.:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Naval Institute Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 235p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this lively approach to recording the impact of technology on the war at sea, Kenneth Poolman presents comprehensive descriptions of new technical developments and then offers dramatic examples of their use in action during World War II. He explains how Allied navies deployed new weapons to combat the savage campaign mounted by German submarines and surface raiders against the Allies' supply lines. Weapons like ASDIC (sonar), radar, high frequency direction-finding, forward-firing mortars, and rocket projectiles are examined in detail, as is the U-boats' use of acoustic torpedoes, Schnorkel tubes to breathe underwater, and the Luftwaffe's radio-controlled bombs in a war that became a conflict of technologies. The U.S. Navy's development of radar as a counter to Japanese ships and aircraft is also fully covered in this book, along with an explanation of how U.S. submarines overcame their own faulty torpedoes to decimate enemy shipping. In addition, the author examines how Allied carrier aircraft, controlled by multi-channel high-frequency radio, eventually came to dominate surface actions. Also included are details of the development and use of the sensitive listening stations that relayed enemy messages to cryptographers who broke "unbreakable" codes and important information about the special amphibious craft that put troops ashore in all theaters of war.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element NAVAL TACTICS
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 0004426
r Y
s Y
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 16/04/1998 1 359.80973 POO 0004426 09/09/2022 1 03/01/2024 Book