W. Ross Macdonald School Library

Submarine /

by Mallard, Neil. Series: Eyewitness books Edition statement:1st American ed. Published by : DK Pub., (New York, N.Y. :) Physical details: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. ISBN:0789495015.
Subject(s): Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile literature. | Submersibles -- Juvenile literature.
Year: 2003 Item type: Print
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Print Print W. Ross Macdonald School Library
General Stacks 		Non-fiction 623.82 MAL (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Copy: 1 Available 2013-0482

Includes index.

What is a submarine? -- How a submarine works -- Submarine propulsion -- Early dreams and designs -- Blockade busters -- The true submarine is born -- Subs go to war -- Doomed designs -- World War II -- Mini-submarines -- The nuclear age -- Balance of power -- Anatomy of a nuclear submarine -- Flying the flag -- Life on board -- How things have changed -- Up periscope! -- Submarine weapons -- Antisubmarine warfare -- Communication and navigation -- Submarine disasters -- Sub safety -- Pioneering the depths -- Into the abyss -- Shipwreck -- Creatures of the deep -- Workers beneath the waves -- Subs for fun -- Subs of the future -- Index.

Shows how submersible vessels work and what it's like to live underwater.

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