Ebook: Anti-submarine warfare: an illustrated history

The submarine was undoubtedly the most potent purely naval weapon of the twentieth century. In two world wars, enemy underwater campaigns were very nearly successful in thwarting Allied hopes of victory - indeed, annihilation of Japanese shipping by US Navy submarines is an indicator of what might have been. That the submarine was usually defeated is a hugely important story in naval history, yet this is the first book to treat the subject as a whole in a readable and accessible manner. It concerns individual heroism and devotion to duty, but also ingenuity, technical advances and originality.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Developing the Threat 1578-1913; Chapter 2: Stranglehold: World War 1 1914-1917; Chapter 3: New Hopes from New Weapons 1917-18; Chapter 4: New Ideas and Old Threats 1922-39; Chapter 5: New Failures and Repeated Mistakes 1939-41; Chapter 6: U-Boats Triumphant -- The Happy Time 1941; Chapter 7: Drumbeat 1941-42; Chapter 8: The Third Dimension 1939-42; Chapter 9: The Air Gap and the Battle of the Bay 1943-42; Chapter 10: Air Power Tips the Balance 1942-43; Chapter 11: Mediterranean Sideshow 1939-44.