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Diesels for the First Stealth Weapon: Submarine Power 1902-1945 by Lyle Cummins Publisher Comments A comprehensive and profusely illustrated history of the world's submarine diesels from origins to peak of perfection in World War II. It tells of their designers, builders and the dedicated submariners caring for these always state of the art engines... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover 
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The Silent War by John Pina Craven Publisher Comments The Cold War was the first major conflict between superpowers in which victory and defeat were unambiguously determined without the firing of a shot. Without the shield of a strong, silent deterrent or the intellectual sword of espionage beneath the sea,... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S. by Kenneth Sewell and Clint Richmond Publisher Comments One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last. Early in 1968 a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence,... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Time To Die the Kursk Disaster by Robert Moore Synopsis At 10.30am on Saturday August 12, 2000, two explosions shook the icy Artic waters of the Barents Sea. One of the largest and most technologically advanced nuclear subs in the world, carrying a crew of 118 Russian sailors, had rapidly crashed to the ocean... (read more) Your price: $3.98 Used - Trade Paper
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The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History by Peter Maas Publisher Comments On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived. While their loved ones waited in unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of Cold War Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag Publisher Comments For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage in missions known only to a select few. Now, after six years of research, those missions are told in Blind Man's Bluff, a magnificent achievement... (read more) Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Submarine Disasters by David Miller Publisher Comments An in-depth look at the worst submarine catastrophes of all time.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Cry From the Deep the Sinking of the Kursk the Submarine Disaster That Riveted the World & Put the New Russia To the Ultimate Test by Ramsey Flynn Publisher Comments On August 12, 2000, during one of the most important military demonstrations in post-Soviet history, an enormous explosion sank Russia's most prized nuclear submarine, the Kursk. When Vladmir Putin's men failed to rescue the 118 young submariners trapped... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Submarine: A History by Tom Parrish Publisher Comments As entertaining as a high-tech thriller, The Submarine is essential reading for understanding the last hundred years of war. It tells the story of the dreamers who first imagined submersible ships and the ingenious and practical engineers who created... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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The Greatest Submarine Stories Ever Told: Dive! Dive! Fourteen Unforgettable Stories from the Deep by Lamar Underwood Publisher Comments Adrenaline-quickening tales that plumb the depths of adventure and exploration in the world's high... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare: Containing a Complete Account of the Progress of Submarine Warfare by Charles William Sleeman Synopsis This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag Publisher Comments Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew interviewed hundreds of men who had never spoken about their underwater lives—not even to their wives and children. They uncovered a wealth of classified information:... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Monturiol's Dream: The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World by Matthew Stewart Publisher Comments A marvelous rediscovery: the compelling story of the strange and noble life — and dream — of nineteenth-century utopian social revolutionary and self-taught engineer Narcís Monturiol, who invented the world's first fully operational steam... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sub: An Oral History of US Navy Submarines by Mark Roberts Publisher Comments True tales of life and death as told by those who fought in the briny depths. From the undersea warfare of World War II through the Cold War stand-offs in the deep to the cutting-edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag Publisher Comments For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage in missions known only to a select few. Now, after six years of research, those missions are told in Blind Man's Bluff, a magnificent achievement... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History by Peter Maas Publisher Comments On the eve of World War II, America's newest submarine plunged helplessly to the North Atlantic bottom during a test dive.Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived. While their wives and girlfriends waited in nearly unbearable tension on... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-5 by Alvin Joseph Hill Publisher Comments Follows the dramatic 1920 struggle by Lieutenant Commander Charles M. Cooke, Jr., and the crew of the Navy sub S-Five to escape their sinking submarine and attract the attention of a rescue ship before they all drowned. 40,000 first printing.... (read more) Your price: $16.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story Ofthe USS Scorpion by Ed Offley Publisher Comments One Navy admiral called it “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.” The U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster eluded journalists, historians, and the family... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion by Ed Offley Publisher Comments One Navy admiral called it “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.” The U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster eluded journalists, historians, and the family... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Under Pressure: The Last Voyage of Submarine S-Five by A J Hill Synopsis The "S-Five, " the newest of the U.S. Navy's fleet of submarines, was launched on its maiden voyage in August 1920 from Boston, heading for Baltimore. Two days into the trip, a faulty valve leads to the sinking of the "S-Five." This is the incredible... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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