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LOST SUBS contains dozens of original
diagrams, paintings, and photographs,
such as this schematic of the
McCann Rescue Chamber used to
rescue the crew of the Squalus
In the summer of 2000, the fates of two very different submarines made headlines around the world. On August 8, the Confederate Army sub H.L. Hunley, sunk 136 years ago during the American Civil War, was raised near Charleston, South Carolina. Four days later, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk exploded and plunged to the floor of the Barents Sea. Between the stories of these two lost submarines lies most of the history of men and warfare under the seas.

In gripping text and powerful images, Lost Subs chronicles the evolution of the submarine—from Robert Fulton's early experiments to the famous German U-boats of both world wars; from Imperial Japan's I-52 to the Cold War nuclear subs Thresher and Scorpion. Thanks to revolutionary new technology, divers and deep-sea submersibles are giving scientists unprecedented access to these lost subs, and shedding new light on both their creation and their destruction.

With state-of-the-art underwater photography, this definitive illustrated history vividly brings to life an amazing underwater museum. Fascinating cutaway diagrams and a wealth of archival photographs and paintings re-create these vessels in their prime and help answer many of the questions that have surrounded their sinkings. Here is a saga as current as today's headlines, filled with mystery, drama and daring.

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SPENCER DUNMORE is the author of the naval history In Great Waters, and collaborated with Dr. Robert Ballard on Exploring the Lusitania. He has written a number of bestselling books on aviation, including Bomb Run, Squadron, Final Approach and Reap the Whirlwind, a history of the Canadian Air Force in World War II. His most recent book is On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight, co-authored with Dr. Fred E. C. Culick.

DR. ROBERT D. BALLARD is best known for his discovery of the legendary Titanic and underwater explorations of the Bismarck and Lusitania. He has also explored the final resting places of the submarines Scorpion and Thresher. One of the world's foremost oceanographers, he has for many years used submersibles to explore the deep ocean.


J. DAVID PERKINS, a Canadian submariner, submarine historian and technical consultant for this book, spent five years serving in British submarines in the UK during the mid-1950s and ten years in Canadian submarines following his return to Canada in 1961. Since leaving the navy, he has written a number of books and articles dealing with the history and development of submarines, including Canada's Submariners, 1914-1918 and The Canadian Submarine Service in Review.


Hardcover
Available October 2002
Retail $35.00
($49.95 Can./£24.99 UK)
ISBN: 0-306-81140-5
 
 
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