Title: Submarine admiral : from battlewagons to ballistic missiles /
Authors: Galantin, I. J., 1910-
Publisher: University of Illinois Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Galantin, I. J.,; United States. Biography.; Admirals United States Biography; United States History, Naval
Contents: Battleship prelude -- In the beginning -- School days -- Rube Goldberg was here -- Spies -- Heading for war -- Lessons in war -- Duds and depth charges -- Crescendo -- Rice paddy navy -- End of war -- Let-down -- Where do we go from here? -- Sex and the single service -- A United Nations operation -- Transition -- Troubled waters -- The Rickover equation -- The ultimate deterrent -- The future of nuclear-powered submarines -- Allies -- Politics and Polaris -- The special relationship -- Spindrift -- Quieter, deeper, faster?