I find submarines very creepy so actually understanding more about how they work, their functions/purpose and the different array of ones which have been built over the years was interesting.

This book was so interesting. I know nothing about submarines but have a very big interest in anything maritime and navy related. So I just had to read this book when it came up for review. I learnt so much from reading it and was fascinated from the very start.

What was so brilliant about this book was its layout. Each submarine was in chronological order. Each had a little flag for the country it served for. Then a brilliant section telling its life history from making, serving tours through to how it ended. Then there was a fantastic picture taken of it. Along with many diagrams of its layout, with important features labeled. It flowed really and I could tell it was well researched and the language was easy to understand. It definitely kept my attention throughout. 

I recommend this book to everyone who has an interest in naval warfare and who love submarines and just want to learn more. It's a fantastic history book. 

So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating this fantastic and very interesting book packed to the brim with information. 

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The history of military submarines is revealed to be a lot more full of surprises than some may suspect in this Amber Books volume, a straight (ie a touch out of date) reprint and retitle of the author's 2016 release. Here are man-powered vehicles, ones with wheels that trundled along the seabed avoiding sand-traps and steep bits, and eventually crosses and medals for commanders who proved their worth – "in the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign, the exploits of the submarines were among the few successful aspects". And that, believe it or not, includes plonking a dhow on top of the conning tower as a disguise.

The book is the exact same, in layout and format – and quality – as the author's other reissue, on aircraft carriers. The first double-page spread for every boat includes the larger diagram, annotated and generally a side-on, although some have cutaway-styled imagery, and some are angled more cinematically. The second spread starts with a contemporary image, and includes a databank and a box-out on a relevant side-issue, meaning the writing has to succinctly give all the author cares to, about the ships' construction, design, toxic atmosphere for the crew (and the mice used as carbon monoxide monitors) and wartime career. So if you didn't know the history of mini-subs powered by London bus engines, you can now – things can get too technical at times, but it's easy to gloss over that and see what the general browser would prefer, in this very competent volume.