Underwater Warriors

by PaulKemp (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.63

  The world of elite naval units - frogmen, commandos, midget submarines, demolition squads - and their operations are the subject of this history. It traces their development from the first such units in the 1890s to Italian/Austrian operations in World War I and the rise of the Italian MAS service between the wars. There is coverage of Japanese naval raids (including Pearl Harbor and Sydney), the Royal Navy X-Craft used in the Tirpitz attack, Mediterranean spying operations, German use of designs which failed to impede the Allies, Japanese suicide weapons and various unusual designs and operations, a planned Italian raid on New York, and the post-war rise of midget submarines and subsequent Soviet interest.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  This study examines the secret world of elite naval units - frogmen, commandos, midget submarines and demolition squads - and their daring operations in wartime. With a blend of fact and narrative the book describes the growth and history of underwater units, from their introduction in the 1890s; their use by Italy and Austria in World War I; Japanese navy raids including Pearl Harbour and Sydney; the creation of the British Royal Navy's X-craft; Mediterranean spy operations; the German navy and their efforts to impede the Allies; the invention of suicide weapons by Japan; the planned Italian raid on New York; the rise of the post-war midget submarine; and the current Soviet use of underwater surveillance.