Going deep
Subtitle: John Philip Holland and the invention of the attack submarine
By: Lawrence Goldstone
Edition: First Pegasus books edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781681774299
Subjects: History; Submarines (Ships); Naval architects; Biography; Inventors
Description: A history of the controversial attack sub traces the story of the submarine's invention, exploring how self-taught innovator John Philip Holland's obsession with the idea of controlled undersea navigation led to decades of skepticism, setbacks, and innovation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index.
Table of contents: title: Death from below; title: Blurred beginnings; title: Made in America; title: An American in Paris; title: Stars and bars; title: Entr'acte: a fictional interlude; title: For an independent Ireland; title: The Fenian Ram; title: Competition from the clergy; title: Treading water; title: Chasing the carrot; title: Challengers; title: Uneasy neighbors; title: Argonaut; title: The plunge; title: Shedding ballast; title: King's gambit accepted; title: A new skipper; title: Joining the Navy; title: Bottom fishing; title: Displacement; title: Counterstrike; title: Proxy war; title: Skewed competition; title: A warship in search of a war; title: Holland without Holland; title: Excessive ballast; title: The new class; title: Suicide squeeze; title: Going deep.