Underwater Warriors - Midget Submarine Operations in War
Year: 1996 Language: English Author: Kemp P. Genre: History Publisher: Naval Institute Press Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 147 Description: The fascinating and elite world of secret naval units - the frogmen and commandos who waged war with midget submarines and human torpedoes, their machines and the dramatic actions they fought, in the most impossible of conditions. Paul Kemp's "Underwater Warriors" is a unique book. It is the first book I've seen to cover this subject in the depth that it deserves. The midget sub, while perhaps not the most glamourous (or successful) of tools to be used in past wars, did make it's impact. It's story is filled with the stories of many heroic men, most of whom fought for the Axis in WWII. Underwater Warriors begins with the inception of the Submarine, (and incidentally, the first 'One man' sub) in David Bushnell's "Turtle," a wooden clumsy thing, experimented with by the revolutionary United States in 1776. Kemp follows the history and evolution of the mini-sub through to the modern day, and makes some conclusions about the military applications and future use of midget subs. His final conclusion is that midget subs are a good idea, but not if only one man is operating them. The book itself is filled with many accounts of individuals, who worked with midget subs. It becomes clear that these pioneering men truly did exemplify what heroism really is. Since Midget subs have never been a major tool of war, I don't doubt that Kemp has included most of the accounts that were available to be written. What results is an entertaining read, filled with much human drama. The one downside, at least for me, is that the book lapses into large sections covering the technical aspects of the submarines themselves, including variations, dimensions and minor technical changes. I suppose it is to be expected given a subject that is not extremely broad. That said however, I found myself skipping over the more technical parts to get to the human interest sections. Overall, this book is well worth the read for military history enthusiasts, Naval history enthusiasts and folks who just like the idea of a "Midget-sub.
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Underwater Warriors - Midget Submarine Operations in War
Language: English
Author: Kemp P.
Genre: History
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 147
Description: The fascinating and elite world of secret naval units - the frogmen and commandos who waged war with midget submarines and human torpedoes, their machines and the dramatic actions they fought, in the most impossible of conditions.
Paul Kemp's "Underwater Warriors" is a unique book. It is the first book I've seen to cover this subject in the depth that it deserves. The midget sub, while perhaps not the most glamourous (or successful) of tools to be used in past wars, did make it's impact. It's story is filled with the stories of many heroic men, most of whom fought for the Axis in WWII. Underwater Warriors begins with the inception of the Submarine, (and incidentally, the first 'One man' sub) in David Bushnell's "Turtle," a wooden clumsy thing, experimented with by the revolutionary United States in 1776. Kemp follows the history and evolution of the mini-sub through to the modern day, and makes some conclusions about the military applications and future use of midget subs. His final conclusion is that midget subs are a good idea, but not if only one man is operating them. The book itself is filled with many accounts of individuals, who worked with midget subs. It becomes clear that these pioneering men truly did exemplify what heroism really is. Since Midget subs have never been a major tool of war, I don't doubt that Kemp has included most of the accounts that were available to be written. What results is an entertaining read, filled with much human drama. The one downside, at least for me, is that the book lapses into large sections covering the technical aspects of the submarines themselves, including variations, dimensions and minor technical changes. I suppose it is to be expected given a subject that is not extremely broad. That said however, I found myself skipping over the more technical parts to get to the human interest sections. Overall, this book is well worth the read for military history enthusiasts, Naval history enthusiasts and folks who just like the idea of a "Midget-sub.
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