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Submarine (Clancy book)


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italic title
nameSubmarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship
imageSubmarineClancy.jpg
captionFirst edition cover
authorTom Clancy and John D. Gresham
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
seriesGuided Tour
subjectNuclear submarines
publisherG.P. Putnam's Sons
pub_dateNovember 1, 1993
media_typePrint (Paperback)
pages384
isbn0425138739
followed_byArmored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment

Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship is a non-fiction book written by Tom Clancy and defense systems analyst John D. Gresham. Released on November 1, 1993, it is the first entry in Clancy's Guided Tour series of non-fiction books, which explore several different facets of the United States military. Submarine particularly explores the inner workings of two submarines, and .

Some editions of the book have a photo section in the middle; some have a special chapter on the and s. The chapter 'Other people's submarines' has the history and other information about the submarines of other countries. The foreword in the Penguin edition was written by Vice Admiral Roger Bacon. An edition of this book also includes diagrams of various submarines.

Content

"The Silent Service" explores a brief history of the submarine, from the legend of Alexander the Great deploying an earliest iteration of the vessel to the construction of the , which would later be launched in 1995. "Building the Boats" discusses the lengthy training process of the U.S. submarine crew, construction of submarines in the United States, and several U.S. submarine bases worldwide.

References

References

  1. (1993). "Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship".
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