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This is a must-buy for the Royal Navy and Submarine enthusiast, being a complete directory of RN submarines from the outset to the present day. There is a wealth of detail on each class. Every entry contains the specification, launch dates of individual boats, details of evolving construction and armament and other salient information in a compact form.returncharacterreturncharacterThe high quality of the drawings of the majority of classes adds to the value of this work which includes the very latest Astute submarines currently coming into service. This book is a complete directory of submarines and will be widely welcomed by all with an interest, professional or lay, in the subject.returncharacterreturncharacter returncharacterreturncharacter REVIEWS returncharacterreturncharacter..".will serve any naval library well...succesfully balanced both the details and brevity."Nautical Research Journal, 05/2009
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I purchased this book shortly after it was published in 2008.It is little more than a reprint of the authors previous book from the 1980s on the same subject,with the little information on the submarines launched since.It was obviously not proof read as it refers in the present tense to many submarines and weapons that have long since been withdrawn.Many of the diagrams fall across two pages.
Another poor effort by Pen and Sword.If they wish to be a respected Maritime Publisher they need to do some serious work on their products.
Another poor effort by Pen and Sword.If they wish to be a respected Maritime Publisher they need to do some serious work on their products.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book hoping to learn something new, despite having read a review that was a bit off putting.
I am sorry but I have to agree with the other reviewer.
Basically this is just a reprint and a poor one at that.
The photo quality is pretty poor as is the layout of some of the drawings, which are not comprehensive.
Many of the photos and drawings are spoilt by being spread over two pages.
Landscape rather that portrait format could have cured this
For a book of this type to be taken seriously, there needs to be detail 2/3 of a page to cover over a century's types of armaments is frankly pretty pathetic. A bibliography of 16 entries,( no entries of memoirs)- need I say more.
It's sad, this could have been a really good book - yes it would have been dearer as well but that would have been a worthy exercise.
I am sorry but I have to agree with the other reviewer.
Basically this is just a reprint and a poor one at that.
The photo quality is pretty poor as is the layout of some of the drawings, which are not comprehensive.
Many of the photos and drawings are spoilt by being spread over two pages.
Landscape rather that portrait format could have cured this
For a book of this type to be taken seriously, there needs to be detail 2/3 of a page to cover over a century's types of armaments is frankly pretty pathetic. A bibliography of 16 entries,( no entries of memoirs)- need I say more.
It's sad, this could have been a really good book - yes it would have been dearer as well but that would have been a worthy exercise.
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