The Submarine Pioneers

The Submarine Pioneers
Author: Richard Compton-Hall
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781904381198

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This witty and perceptive account of the early years of submarine development contains much new material and the lives of the forgotten pioneers of submarines. It includes many wonderful inventions and even more colourful inventors, but focuses primarily on John Philip Holland, the Irish-American genius who took submarine development out of the hands of lunatics and visionaries and turned it into a deadly weapon of war.


The Submarine Pioneers
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Richard Compton-Hall
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.

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This witty and perceptive account of the early years of submarine development contains much new material and the lives of the forgotten pioneers of submarines.
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