Cold War submarines : the design and construction of U.S. and Soviet submarines / Norman Polmar and Kenneth J. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polmar, Norman, author.

Moore, Kenneth J., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Submarines (Ships)--United States--History.

Submarines (Ships).

Submarines (Ships)--Soviet Union--History.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Potomac Books, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analyzes the development of U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Perspective; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1 Genesis; 2 Advanced Diesel Submarines; 3 Closed-Cycle Submarines; 4 U.S. Nuclear-Propelled Submarines; 5 Soviet Nuclear-Propelled Submarines; 6 Cruise Missile Submarines; 7 Ballistic Missile Submarines; 8 "Polaris-From Out of the Deep . . ."; 9 The Quest for Speed; 10 Second-Generation Nuclear Submarines; 11 The Ultimate Weapon I; 12 The Ultimate Weapon II; 13 "Diesel Boats Forever"; 14 Unbuilt Giants; 15 Aircraft-Carrying Submarines; 16 Midget, Small, and Flying Submarines; 17 Third-Generation Nuclear Submarines; 18 Submarine Weapons

19 Fourth-Generation Nuclear Submarines20 Soviet Versus U.S. Submarines; Appendixes; A: U.S. Submarine Construction, 1945-1991; B: Soviet Submarine Construction, 1945-1991; C: U.S. Submarine Reactor Plants; D: Soviet Submarine Design Bureaus; E: Soviet Ballistic Missile Systems; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Author Biographies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-394) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-319-X

OCLC:

758695084