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| ‘Whose crew abandoned ship and then all stood up and cursed us’ (Coloured) Frontispiece | |
| ‘Does not look like any ship you have ever seen’ | 47 |
| ‘Towed back by an enemy trawler’ | 59 |
| ‘She was nearly submerged when the seaplane passed over her’ | 63 |
| ‘Turning passengers and crews adrift in open boats’ | 75 |
| ‘Were brought in by the 50-ton smack Provident of Brixham’ | 83 |
| ‘She had gone full speed for the enemy, and rammed him’ | 99 |
| ‘The Russian ice-breakers freed them from the harbour ice’ | 121 |
| ‘The Fort gave them 200 rounds at short range’ | 129 |
| ‘Made her fast alongside his conning-tower’ | 135 |
| ‘She was mortally hit’ | 149 |
| ‘I’ll Try’s shell struck the base of the conning-tower’ | 185 |
| ‘The U-boat started with an enormous advantage of gun power’ | 199 |
| ‘U.C.-boats stealing in across the black and silver water’ | 211 |
| ‘The diver who first went down found the submarine lying on her side’ | 229 |
| ‘A fourth boat was partially lowered with a proper amount of confusion’ | 241 |
| ‘The U-boat never recovered from the surprise’ | 245 |
| ‘Was steering about in figures of 8, with his gun still manned’ | 265 |
| ‘A huge column of water which fell plump on the Commander’ | 287 |
| ‘The submarine suddenly broke surface’ | 291 |
| ‘A tremendous explosion was seen at the shore end of the Mole’ | 305 |
About This Book
This work surveys the technical evolution, operational employment, and countermeasures of submarine warfare, combining description of design and tactics with analysis of naval policy and case studies. Chapters explain contemporary submarine capabilities, bases, and theatres of operation, and examine the roles of trawlers, drifters, destroyers, special armed auxiliaries, and anti-submarine techniques. It balances technical explanation with narrative accounts of particular engagements and expedients such as disguised merchant raiders and harbour assaults, and reflects on the moral and national dimensions that shaped strategy and conduct at sea.