Iron men and tin fish : the race to build a better torpedo during World War II / / Anthony Newpower

• Autore: Newpower Anthony <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2006; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 235 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 940.54/5
• Soggetto topico: Torpedoes - United States - Design and construction - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Equipment; World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Submarine
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-224) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Deals 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Iron men and tin fish
• ISBN: 9798400672774; 9780313080517; 0313080518
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910975306103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: War, technology, and history.