The Submarine Pioneers
| Author | : Richard Compton-Hall |
| Publisher | : Periscope Publishing Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1904381197 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781904381198 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (198 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Submarine Pioneers by : Richard Compton-Hall
Download or read book The Submarine Pioneers written by Richard Compton-Hall and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.