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Never-before- published, first-hand accounts of undersea action presented with a summary of torpedo tactics illustrate how a submarine's crew can hit a target that is determined to avoid being hit. Legendary figures in American submarine history come to life in actual logs of undersea warfare, and in accounts of sailors who were in the van of torpedo tactics development. The technology is explained in detail, offering insight into how American subs have been so successful in their hundred-year history. Outlandish gags and pranks of submarine skippers are included, showing just how brazen this elite group of super-competent sailors could be. The reader travels through World War II and the Cold War as submarines and torpedoes enter the nuclear age. Filled with diagrams and illustrations the narration carries the reader into the attack center as """"battle stations torpedo!"""" resounds through a submarine's compartments.

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this is the first book specifically written to discuss the evolution of American submarine torpedo tactics...a solid job of tracking the evolution of the American submarine platform, and of the tactics used to attack surface ships during two world wars --<i>The Northern Mariner</i>; the authors bring together a vast array of material, much of which has been published previously in snippets but never before presented together in such a coherent format. The net result is probably the best explanation yet of how submarine attacks have been and are now conducted. The authors also explain the development of submarine design in the United States. Their success is such that <i>Submarine Torpedo Tactics</i> may well be the best short outline of this process yet in print. It is concise, it highlights the major milestones, and it presents sufficient technical detail to make its case without overwhelming the non-specialist reader with esoteric terminology or concepts. [This book] displays excellence on so many levels. Anyone can only learn from this most enjoyable and informative study --<i>Nautical Research Journal</i>.

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Edward Monroe Jones, formerly with the U.S. Submarine Service, has written extensively on military history. He is a management consultant in the area of labor relations and organizational development. He lives in Orange, California. Shawn Scott Roderick is an active member of the American submarine force at the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor Washington. He served as an officer on both Los Angeles fast attack and FBM submarines and as a senior torpedo fire control technician. Regarded as an authority on submarine torpedo tactics, he lives in Poulsbo, Washington.

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