An exciting and dramatic chronicle of the original frogmen, in the Italian Navy. The Italian frogmen have been accorded spotty treatment in most past accounts, but this work tells the story in detail and with full chronology. These very few Italian sailors nearly crippled the WW2 British Mediterranean Fleet. First English edition. The expanded edition results in greater depth f detail, reliable figures and a much broader range of coverage.
Illustrations consist entirely of constant scale line drawings.
The book describes the site in Russia where the m,odels were built, the Pinewood Film Studios where the model sequences were filmed in a huge tank, and other photographic and production techniques used in making the films. A small review of the armament of wooden sailing warships. Short history of fishing craft. Subtitled A History of the Airship in the United States Navy. A complete saga of the USN s nearly 50 year involvement with airships, including the 24-year period after the Hindenburg tragedy .