US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack

✍ Scribed by Jim Christley, Tony Bryan

Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Year: 2007.09.10
Tongue: English
Leaves: 27
Series: New Vanguard 138
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

"Silent but deadly" - Osprey's US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast-Attack takes a fresh look at the controversial design and development of the nuclear submarine of which the United States Navy operates the largest fleet in the world. The advent of nuclear power transformed the submarine from a slow underwater vessel, incapable of staying submerged for long periods, into a weapon of stealth and endurance.

Jim Christley, a former submariner, uses his own experience of serving aboard these vessels, and a wealth of technical information, to explore the many engineering issues and trade-offs, as well as the high risks of running a nuclear reactor at sea, which have dominated the intriguing story of the US nuclear submarine.

✦ Subjects

Modern Warfare;Naval Warfare

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