The Navy Times Book of Submarines: A Political, Social, and Military History

Shattering long-held myths and misunderstandings, author Brayton Harris traces the development of the submarine through an era in which writers of fiction saw the merits better than most professionals — until the Germans almost won World War I. He covers the professional and political arrogance that delayed antisubmarine development for so long that German submarines almost won World War II as well, and examines post-war progress toward the truly awesome submarine of today.Along the way, Harris explores the shifting moral issues of unrestricted” naval warfare