LEADER 03180oam 2200709 a 450 001 9910975306103321 005 20240506140326.0 010 $a9798400672774 010 $a9780313080517 010 $a0313080518 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400672774 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487867 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25001439 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000183819 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170427 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183819 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10195387 035 $a(PQKB)10939479 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5301681 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11512930 035 $a(OCoLC)1024253997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5301681 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400672774BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487867 100 $a20240214e20062024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIron men and tin fish $ethe race to build a better torpedo during World War II /$fAnthony Newpower 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger Security International,$d2006. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 235 p. ) $cill 225 1 $aWar, technology, and history,$x1556-4929 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780275990329 311 08$a027599032X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-224) and index. 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Early Torpedo Development -- 2. A Deadly New Application -- 3. "? to Fight with a Wooden Gun" -- 4. Deep Trouble (U.S. Torpedoes 7 December 1941-3 June 1942) -- 5. Success beyond Expectations -- 6. Lockwood to the Rescue -- 7. Outclassed -- 8. "We Don't Like Prematures" -- 9. The Toothless Sharks -- 10. A Weapon Worthy of the Crews It Served -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aDeals with the torpedo problem, building its case out of original research from the archives of the Bureau of Ordnance, Vice Admiral Lockwood's personal correspondence, and records from the Admiralty in the British National Archives. This work is complemented by correspondence and interviews with men who participated in the events. 410 0$aWar, technology, and history. 606 $aTorpedoes$zUnited States$xDesign and construction$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xEquipment 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine 615 0$aTorpedoes$xDesign and construction$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xEquipment. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine. 676 $a940.54/5 700 $aNewpower$b Anthony$f1967-$01797874 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bC#P 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910975306103321 996 $aIron men and tin fish$94340366 997 $aUNINA