TY - BOOK AU - PARKER John TI - The world encyclopedia of submarines SN - 0754817075 (hbk) : PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Lorenz Books KW - SUBMARINES KW - NAVAL VESSELS N2 - Extensively illustrated with photographs this guide is arranged in three main sections: Part one covers submarine history from earliest efforts in the 17th and 18th centuries to the Kursk tragedy of August 2000 and the development of deep sea rescue systems; Part two covers submarines by country up to the end of the Second World War; Part three covers the period since 1945 with entries arranged by country in order of sea power rather than alphabetically. Coverage is selective not comprehensive ER -