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Book

Going deep : John Philip Holland and the invention of the attack submarine

Call Number

  • 623.8257 G6248 (CEN)

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Edition

First Pegasus books edition.

Publication Information

New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.

Physical Description

378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

A history of the controversial attack sub traces the story of the submarine's invention, exploring how self-taught innovator John Philip Holland's obsession with the idea of controlled undersea navigation led to decades of skepticism, setbacks, and innovation.

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