| Edition |
First Pegasus books edition. |
| Descript. |
1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index. |
| Contents |
Death from below -- Blurred beginnings -- Made in America -- An American in Paris -- Stars and bars -- Entr'acte: a fictional interlude -- For an independent Ireland -- The Fenian Ram -- Competition from the clergy -- Treading water -- Chasing the carrot -- Challengers -- Uneasy neighbors -- Argonaut -- The plunge -- Shedding ballast -- King's gambit accepted -- A new skipper -- Joining the Navy -- Bottom fishing -- Displacement -- Counterstrike -- Proxy war -- Skewed competition -- A warship in search of a war -- Holland without Holland -- Excessive ballast -- The new class -- Suicide squeeze -- Going deep. |
| Note |
(OCoLC)989519310 |
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03BC6C6A-8EA3-4B08-BACF-48B49D14AC9C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Holland, John Philip, 1841?-1914.
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Submarines (Ships) -- History.
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Naval architects -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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| Alt Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781681774848 |
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1681774844 |
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