Naval Forces Under the Sea: The Rest of the Story Review

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(More customer reviews)For those interested in the US Navy's undersea history and exploits, this book is for you. Loaded with old photos of men, submarines, and equipment, "Naval Forces under the sea" takes the reader back to the early days of the Navy's submarine and diving days; back to October 1900 and the USS Holland, the first commissioned submarine.
The book is more than just a dry recitation of submarines and incidents. The team of authors has carefully taken various important incidents and used them to explain the evolution of tactics, strategy, and equipment. Thus the September 1925 tragedy in which the M/V City of Rome rammed and sank the submarine S-51 in Long Island Sound (killing 33 of 36 crewmen) is discussed in terms of thesalvage operation and how the Navy learned from the incident.
Far more than a coffee table book, "Naval Forces" also delves into the Navy's special forces and technical operations. SEAL operations, EOD (bomb-squad) operations, and their uses in Vietnam have earned a special chapter, as did the early Sealab research vehicles. A special section is dedicated to salvage operations, with such famous wrecks as the USS Normandie examined, as well as various hitherto-unknown deep-see operations.
Who would have thought that submarines, deep-sea rescue, or trips to the ocean floor could be so exciting ? Read "Naval History Under the Sea" and discover for yourself !


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