U.S. Submarines since 1945, Revised Edition: An Illustrated Design History

In the tradition of his acclaimed warship design histories, Norman Friedman describes the forces—technical, political, and operationa—that shaped a vital element of U.S. sea power. For example, he examines the evolution in missions, such as forward-based antisubmarine warfare and strategic deterrence, that transformed the submarine from its former subsidiary role to the center of national power. U.S. Submarines Since 1945 is also the story of a technological revolution: first the emergence ...