United States Navy Submarines 1900–2019 (Images of War)

Although I confess to being a bit of a naval history snob, I have a hard time resisting the temptation of a $2 Kindle title. This book is an admirable attempt at creating an illustrated history depicting every type of submarine operated by the United States Navy which is accessible to entry-level readers. It's divided into five chapters, each covering a period in submarine history (early years, World War II, Cold War diesels, Cold War nukes, and post-Cold War). Each chapter is divided into a text introduction that briefly describes each type of submarine built during that period along with some important developments, with the rest of each chapter devoted to photographs and the occasional piece of period artwork.Being one of those strange pedants who insist on reading every last word in a book, this book probably isn't my flavor. With some tighter editing, I could have easily given this four stars. Unfortunately, the writing style is dry and repetitive, with information sometimes repeated twice in the same paragraph, except for some interior views I haven't seen elsewhere the photographs aren't terribly rare, and the fact-checking leaves something to be desired. We're told that 24 men were killed in the Bonefish fire, that the Skipjacks were the first USN SSNs with pumpjet propulsors, that the Ohios displaced 21,000 tons submerged and had 16 missile tubes, the Narwhal was the only American submarine with a natural circulation reactor, and the inability of the S-class to reach 20 knots surfaced constituted a design failure.If you just want some nice photographs of American submarines, this isn't a bad book, but I can't imagine paying full price for what's essentially a flawed introductory book. Is it wrong to criticize a $2 picture book? Perhaps. Still, I've been studying this subject for more than two decades now, and I've probably developed impossibly high standards as a result.

I am a Submarine sailor and I found it very accurate and an easy read for people who want to learn about submarines.

A lot of good photos of submarine “sails” or towers, but not a lot of detail drawings of what the interiors are like of different era subs. And very little on the latest subs. Most focused on WWII era subs.

I like the reading but could have more pictures and diagrams. Some information is sketchy, and history not complete enough.

Very good reference book.

Good description of the history of submarine development by the US Navy. Photos very helpful. Interesting to see that German submarines development was far ahead of the US. We are lucky that Hitler forced Germany into war before they had enough subs and were never able to produce enough subs to keep up with their loses!

Toda esta colección de libros se caracteriza por ofrecer una cuidada selección de fotografías con un texto muy genérico pero, por lo general, también bastante informativo. En este caso, creo que el autor ha querido abarcar demasiado, ya que no sólo trata toda la historia del arma submarina de la Armada de los Estados Unidos de América, sino que también entra en detalles de las armas que han utilizado y otros aspectos técnicos diversos con lo que, al final, resulta un texto excesivamente genérico. Las fotografías, como siempre, muy bien.A su precio actual, 3,63 euros, me parece una compra recomendable. A su precio normal, alrededor de los 8 euros, creo que hay alternativas mejores.

Volumi sintetici, riccamente illustrati che affrontano capitoli a volte di nicchia della storia militare moderna. Testi sintetici ma ben documentati, foto non sempre perfette, ma fatte spesso sul campo di battaglia da dilettanti con macchine tascabili. In formato kindle (specie in offerta) costano poco e si possono zoomare le foto su un tablet grande. Imperdibili per gli appassionati. Che altro ?