Under ice : Waldo Lyon and the development of the Arctic submarine /

In Under Ice, William M. Leary examines the evolution of Arctic submarine operations in the U.S. Navy, a little-known but significant area of national security concern. Through the career of Waldo Lyon, he chronicles the problems of under-ice navigation and the development of Cold War naval strategy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leary, William M. (William Matthew), 1934-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ©1999.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas A & M University military history series ; 62.
Temas:
Lyon, Waldo > Career in naval architecture.
Lyon, Waldo.
United States. > Navy > Submarine forces.
United States. > Navy.
Nuclear submarines > United States > Design and construction > History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Armed Forces > Submarine forces.
Naval architecture.
Atom-Unterseeboot
Schiffbau
Onderzeeërs.
Naval Science - General.
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Sous-marins nucléaires américains > Arctique.
Arctic regions.
Arctique.
Arctic Regions.
United States.
Arktis
Verenigde Staten.
Noordpoolgebied.
USA.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In Under Ice, William M. Leary examines the evolution of Arctic submarine operations in the U.S. Navy, a little-known but significant area of national security concern. Through the career of Waldo Lyon, he chronicles the problems of under-ice navigation and the development of Cold War naval strategy.
Leary provides informative treatments of the early problems with under-ice navigation; the Boarfish experimental dives; the Skate's surfacing through ice cover at the North Pole; and the drama-packed patrol of Seadragon, the first submarine to pass under an iceberg and make a submerged voyage through the fabled Northwest Passage. He ably delineates the roles of such other actors in the drama as Robert McWethy, executive officer of the Burton Island and long-time supporter of Lyon's work; the "fabulous patrol" of Sargo; CDR Joseph Skoog, who played poker while his crew transited the dangerous Arctic waters at high speed.
Under Ice tells a lively and carefully researched story that will be important for naval and Cold War historians and for students of science and technology, especially those interested in post-1945 DOD-funded science.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.
ISBN:0585376875
9780585376875

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