The Deadly Deep: The Definitive History of Submarine Warfare

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Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the Principle of Buoyancy. Our clandestine journey then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deathly motives, including David Bushnell, who in 1775 in America devised the first combat submarine with the idea of attacking the British. Today, nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex, costly ships in existence. Armed with nuclear weapons, they have the ability to destroy millions of lives: they are the most powerful warships ever created. At the heart of this thrilling narrative lurks danger and power as we discover warfare's murkiest secrets. Maps PART ONE - GENESIS Ancient Times to 1914 Introduction 'The Trade' 1. Many Falsehoods, Some Truths 2. Into Perpetual Night 3. Humane Torpedoes 4. A Bonnet Full of Secrets 5. Troublesome Alligator 6. The Murdering Machine 7. First Kill 8. Captain Nemo’s Monster 9. I Shall Rise Again 10. Fenian Ram 11. Striking the Balance 12. Feelings of Humanity PART TWO – BLOOD IN THE WATER 1914 to 1919 1. Jump you Devils! 2. Slaughter in Narrow Waters 3. Stealthy Inhuman Instruments 4. No Surety of Survival 5. The Finest Feat 6. An Embrace of Death 7. Baltic Gatecrashers 8. The Submarine Officer’s Dream 9. Setting the Traps 10. Turning the Screw 11. An Impossible Task 12. Struggle by Hunger 13. Demands Upon the World 14. Paradise for U-boats 15. Out Like a Lion 16. A Damned Good Twist 17. Glorified Trench Raid 18. Until Exhaustion 19. Immunity Lost PART THREE – CONTAGION 1920 to 1945 1. Secret Seedcorn 2. It Shall be Attacked 3. Battle Stations Immediate 4. Slow off the Mark 5. Like Hungry Gulls 6. Boldest of Bold Enterprises 7. Cheated of Certain Success 8. Magnificent Days 9. Last Stand of the Shark 10. Wolves Unleashed 11. The Quiet Fury of Silent Otto 12. Prime Minister’s Peril 13. This Horrible Foe 14. Phantom of Destruction 15. The Enigma of Fritz-Julius Lemp 16. Look at this, Sir 17. The Suspicions of Admiral Dönitz 18. Prisoner of War No. 1 19. Deadly Drumbeat 7. Baltic Gatecrashers 8. The Submarine Officer’s Dream 9. Setting the Traps 10. Turning the Screw 11. An Impossible Task 12. Struggle by Hunger 13. Demands Upon the World 14. Paradise for U-boats 15. Out Like a Lion 16. A Damned Good Twist 17. Glorified Trench Raid 18. Until Exhaustion 19. Immunity Lost PART THREE – CONTAGION 1920 to 1945 1. Secret Seedcorn 2. It Shall be Attacked 3. Battle Stations Immediate 4. Slow off the Mark 5. Like Hungry Gulls 6. Boldest of Bold Enterprises 7. Cheated of Certain Success 8. Magnificent Days 9. Last Stand of the Shark 10. Wolves Unleashed 11. The Quiet Fury of Silent Otto 12. Prime Minister’s Peril 13. This Horrible Foe 14. Phantom of Destruction 15. The Enigma of Fritz-Julius Lemp 16. Look at this, Sir 17. The Suspicions of Admiral Dönitz 18. Prisoner of War No. 1 19. Deadly Drumbeat 20. Serve Some Tea 21. Of Monstrosity and Mercy 22. Tipping Point 23. With all Battle Flags Flying 24. Gaining the Edge 25. Black March 26. The Fulcrum 27. The Führer is Watching 28. To Slay the Beast 29. Shooting Blind 30. Uncle Sam’s Wolf Packs 31. A Ruinous Obsession 32. Captains Charismatic 33. Hit 'em Harder 34. Ebb and Flow 35. No Lazy Sunday 36. Target New York 37. Total Underwater Warfare 38. Endgame Europa 39. U-977 & the Stowaway Führer 40. Fires on a Darkening Shore 41. Sink the Takao 42. The Road to Tokyo Bay PART FOUR – ONLY THE DEAD... 1945 to Present Day 1. The Ashcan of History 2. Best of Enemies 3. Smoking out the Soviets 4. By Good Luck & the Grace of God 5. Their Game of Shadows 6. Hangor’s Hunt 7. South Atlantic Shocker 8. Dirty Boat Odyssey 9. Sargasso Sea Chernobyl 10. Silver Bullet Tomahawk 11. Agents of Decapitation 12. Weapon of the Strong... 13. Much Ado About Maskirovka 14. Nothing Left but Armageddon? Postscript. The Better Angels Appendix: The Price Paid Notes Bibliography and Sources Glossary Acknowledgements Illustrations Index