000 00885cam a2200145 4500
020 _a0754817075 (hbk) :
_c16.99 GBP
100 1 _aPARKER John
245 _aThe world encyclopedia of submarines /
_cJohn Parker
260 _aLondon :
_bLorenz Books,
_c2007
300 _a256 p. :
_bcol. ill.
520 _aExtensively 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.
650 _aSUBMARINES
650 _aNAVAL VESSELS
945 _i24354-2001
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999 _c10113
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