Submarine Torpedo Tactics: An American History - Paperback

by Edward Monroe Jones (Author), Shawn S. Roderick (Author)

Never-before-published, firsthand accounts of under-sea action presented with a summary of torpedo tactics illustrate how a submarine's crew can hit a target trying to avoid being hit. Legendary figures in American submarine history come to life in actual logs of undersea warfare, and in accounts of sailors who were in the van of torpedo tactics development.

The technology is explained in detail, showing how American subs have been so successful in their hundred-year history. Outlandish gags and pranks of submarine skippers are included, showing just how brazen this elite group of super-competent sailors could be.

The reader travels through World War II and the Cold War as submarines and torpedoes enter the nuclear age. The book is filled with diagrams and illustrations.

Author Biography

Edward Monroe Jones, formerly with the U.S. Submarine Service, has written extensively on military history. A management consultant in the area of labor relations and organizational development, he lives in Port Ludlow, Washington. Shawn S. Roderick is an active member of the American submarine force at the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor Washington. He served as an officer on both Los Angeles fast attack and FBM submarines and as a senior torpedo fire control technician. He lives in Oviedo, Florida.