| Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 Contributor(s): Franklin, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714653187 ISBN-13: 9780714653181 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Drawing extensively on primary resources, George Franklin traces the evolution of all the various parts of Britain's anti-submarine capability, including sensors, weapons, ships, aircraft and the organizations that procured, managed and operated the material. The book also examines the development of the specialist anti-submarine and submarine-detector branches. A detailed analysis of early wartime actions tests the system's effectiveness. Through a close study of exercises, progress reports, staff papers and evolving tactical doctrine, the book challenges the view that the Royal Navy, suffering from over-confidence in newly developed sensors, neglected to study the anti-submarine problem in the inter-war years. It shows that a substantial amount of work was in fact undertaken, and that, in 1939, a cadre of expertise was in place to provide advice and guidance to senior officers, and that, when correctly employed, the available anti-submarine measures were highly effective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 359.93 |
| LCCN: 2002035056 |
| Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.36" W x 9.46" (1.16 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Britain's Anti-Submarine Capability, 1919-1939 is the first unified study of the development of Britain's anti-submarine capability between the armistice in 1919 and the onset of the second world German submarine attack on Britain's maritime trade in 1939. Well researched and yet accessibly written, this book challenges the widespread belief that the Royal Navy failed to anticipate the threat of the U-boat in the Second World War. |