×


 x 

Shopping cart
11%OFFNorman Polmar - Cold War Submarines - 9781574885309 - V9781574885309
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Cold War Submarines

€ 46.99
€ 41.75
You save € 5.24!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Cold War Submarines Paperback. Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary’s homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574885309
SKU
V9781574885309
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-99

About Norman Polmar
Norman Polmar is an analyst and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. He has been an adviser on naval issues to three U.S. senators, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and three secretaries of the U.S. Navy, as well as to the leadership of Australian, Chinese, and Israeli navies. Polmar is the author or coauthor or ... Read more

Reviews for Cold War Submarines

Goodreads reviews for Cold War Submarines


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!