| Description |
1 online resource (254 pages) |
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War, Technology, and History Ser |
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War, Technology, and History Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Early Torpedo Development; 2. A Deadly New Application; 3. â#x80;#x9C;â#x80;Œ to Fight with a Wooden Gunâ#x80;#x9D;; 4. Deep Trouble (U.S. Torpedoes 7 December 1941â#x80;#x93;3 June 1942); 5. Success beyond Expectations; 6. Lockwood to the Rescue; 7. Outclassed; 8. â#x80;#x9C;We Donâ#x80;#x99;t Like Prematuresâ#x80;#x9D;; 9. The Toothless Sharks; 10. A Weapon Worthy of the Crews It Served; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Deals with the torpedo problem, building its case out of original research from the archives of the Bureau of Ordnance, Vice Admiral Lockwood's personal correspondence, and records from the Admiralty in the British National Archives. This work is complemented by correspondence and interviews with men who participated in the events |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- Weapons systems.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Navy fast |
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Torpedoes -- United States -- Design and construction -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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Armed Forces -- Weapons systems
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Equipment and supplies
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Military operations, Naval -- Submarine
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780313080517 |
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0313080518 |
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