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Sea Devils: Pioneer Submariners
John Swinfield
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Description for Sea Devils: Pioneer Submariners
Hardback.
Sea Devils is a compelling account of pioneer submariners and their astonishing underwater contraptions. Some made perilous voyages. Others sank like stones. Craft were propelled by muscle-power or had steam engines with chimneys. Some had wheels to trundle along the seabed. Others were used as underwater aircraft carriers. Here John Swinfield traces the history of early submarines and the personalities who built and sailed them. From a plethora of madcap inventors emerged a bizarre machine that navies of the world reluctantly acquired but viewed with distaste. It matured into a weapon that would usurp the mighty battleship, which had for ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750953566
SKU
V9780750953566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
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