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Midget Submarine

By: Ballantine Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Illustrated History of the Violent Century (Ballantine Books)

Last Stocked on 11/14/2020

Product Info

Title
Midget Submarine
Publisher
Category
Author
James Gleason
Publish Year
1975
Pages
160
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147572705
MFG. Part #
BAL24067
Type
Softcover

Description

Midget submarines were primarily silent and secret weapons for guerrilla warfare. In late 1941 three British ships were severely damaged in Gibralter harbor by Italian raiders using these craft...prompting the British, Germans and Japanese to build and operate time submarines with spectacular success. Varieties of this special weapon range from manned torpedoes to fully-equipped underwater vessels; their history is marked by daring and hazardous operations.