Midget Submarines of the Second World War / Paul Kemp

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London, Velika Britanija 2003. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, ilustrovano, veliki format (31 cm), engleski jezik, 125 strana.
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— An in-depth text by the leading author in the field, covering the developmental and operational history of the human torpedoes, submersibles and midget submarines of Italy, Germany, Japan and Great Britain
— Detailed data tables and operational summaries
— Comprehensive collection of illustrations including rare Italian photographs
— A selection of specially commissioned cutaway drawings
— A separate set of large scale plans for modelmakers of the British X-Craft and the German Seehund midget submarines

The history of midget submarines, submersibles and human torpedoes is one of the most fascinating areas of naval warfare in the Second World War. Originating with the Italian Mignatta human torpedo of the First World War, designed to attack enemy ships lying in defended harbours, by 1945 almost all the major combatants had made some use of craft of this type, ranging from the British X-Craft, which crippled the German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fiord and sank the Japanese cruiser Takao, to the Japanese Kaiten suicide weapon, the equally desperate German submersibles the Neger and Marder, and the slightly more successful Seehund midget submarine.
This book deals with each type of craft separately, dividing them into human torpedoes (Italian Maiale, British Chariot), submersibles (German Biber and Japanese Kaiten), and frue midget submarines (British X-Craft and Japanese Ko-Hyotekz). The author examines the reasons why the belligerents engaged in midget submarine construction and operations, and details all the classes of craft that were built, also examining postwar developments. Together with its superb plans and drawings, this book is reference for all naval historians, enthusiasts and modelmakers with an interest in one of the most daring and dangerous forms of naval warfare.