Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001

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Norman Polmar

Cold War Submarines

The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001

Norman Polmar

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English

Brassey's Inc
01 June 2005

Maritime history; Naval forces & warfare; Other warfare & defence issues

Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in collaboration with the former Soviet submarine design bureaus, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore authoritatively demonstrate in this landmark study how differing submarine missions, antisubmarine priorities, levels of technical competence, and approaches to submarine design organizations and management caused the divergence.

By: Norman Polmar
Imprint: Brassey's Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 205mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9781574885309
ISBN 10: 1574885308
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 June 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Norman Polmar is an internationally known analyst, consultant, and award-winning author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has participated in or directed major studies in these areas for the U.S. Department of Defense and Navy, and consulted to U.S. and foreign commercial firms and government agencies. He has been an advisor or consultant on naval issues to three U.S. Secretaries of the Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations, as well as to three U.S. Senators and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He has 50 published books to his credit, including eight previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Mr. Polmar is a columnist for the Proceedings and Naval History magazines. He is a resident of Alexandria, VA.

Reviews for Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001

A compelling reference material and chronology of submarine designs as well as a look at the radically different approaches of the two competing superpowers. --SEA POWER