Hunters and Killers: Volume 2: Anti-Submarine Warfare from 1943
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Hunters and Killers is the first comprehensive history of all aspects of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) from its beginnings in the 18th century through the important role of present anti-submarine systems and operations. Published in two volumes, the work discusses anti-submarine warfare operations in World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and today. In addition to tactical and strategic narratives of major ASW campaigns, the work covers the evolution of ASW sensors, weapons, platforms, and tactics. This first volume looks at the often ignored reaction to the earliest submersible attack on British warships in 1776 to the first, primitive ASW actions of World War I. World War I saw the Germans use U-boats to devastate British shipping, nearly driving the country out of the war. Here the authors look at the development of the innovative, but rudimentary sensors and weapons that the Allies used to counter the U-boat threats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters. Still, the U-boats were never completely defeated in the Great War, and the ensuing chapters about the two decades between the world wars narrate the development of sonar, radar, and ASW ships, as well as changing political attitudes toward undersea warfare. The remainder of the first volume covers the first half of World War II's Battle of the Atlantic, from September 1939 to the U-boat crisis in the spring of 1943. This section discusses the influence of intelligence, gained mainly through cryptography, on the Battle of the Atlantic. Polmar and Whitman have created a thorough, well-researched reference for anyone interested in the development of ASW. Review: The technology of finding submarines - A comprehensive and thorough overview of the evolution of Anti-Submarine Warfare during and after WWII. Detailed explanations of the detections systems, in particular the evolution and role of acoustic detection systems during the Cold War. Several other topics focused on alternative submarine detection methods (wake detection, the Soviet SOKS system, and radar detection, among others). With the continued advances in quieting of submarines, the future of submarine detection is also discussed. Review: Solid data - A thorough review of the subject area - very informative on obscure aspects of submarine warfare, and provides a good overview of the topic
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 19 Reviews |
T**Y
The technology of finding submarines
A comprehensive and thorough overview of the evolution of Anti-Submarine Warfare during and after WWII. Detailed explanations of the detections systems, in particular the evolution and role of acoustic detection systems during the Cold War. Several other topics focused on alternative submarine detection methods (wake detection, the Soviet SOKS system, and radar detection, among others). With the continued advances in quieting of submarines, the future of submarine detection is also discussed.
W**Y
Solid data
A thorough review of the subject area - very informative on obscure aspects of submarine warfare, and provides a good overview of the topic
M**O
ASW Bible
Regarding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) this is the Bible and Polmar is a God (credits to Whitman too). It reads like a novel but is full of more than interesting and relevant facts to understand ASW. If there's anything wrong with it, I haven't found it yet (and I read it 3 times).
D**D
Good Job
Very thorough, and full of interesting information. Was looking for the RAF Nimrod ASW aircraft, but either they missed it or I did. Everything else is just a good as I'd hoped it would be.
H**R
Excellent
The best publication a have got about this aspects of the Cold War and the following period. Excellent.
G**Z
Excellent technical history- but heavily biased to US perspective
Excellent technical history- but heavily biased to US perspective: their "not invented here" syndrome is apparent- more could have been done to recognise allied ASW developments in the AUSCANZUKUS forum. An updated volume incorporating allied contributions would be welcomed.
A**N
Interessantes Buch zu interessantem Thema
Volume 2 von Hunters and Killers beschäftigt sich mit der U-Bootabwehr ab 1943, sodass natürlich hauptsächlich die Zeit des kalten Krieges erfasst wird. Die ersten vier Kapitel beschreiben noch den U-Boot-Krieg im Pazifik und schließlich den Sieg über die Achsenmächte, dann folgen die Nachkriegszeit bis hin zur strategischen U-Bootabwehr auf Seiten der Sowjetunion und den USA und zum Schluss die aktuelle Situation. In den am Schluss des Buches zu findenden Anhängen werden die U-Boot-Verluste des II.Weltkriegs aufgezählt , es gibt zusätzliche Fußnoten zu zahlreichen Seiten und den dort beschriebenen Sachen. Außerdem einen hilfreichen Index und die Aufzählung einer erheblichen Menge an Literatur, die zum Recherchieren genutzt wurde. Das Buch lässt sich leicht lesen, ist verständlich ausgedrückt und mit Schwarzweißfotos und einigen Karten und Tabellen unterlegt. Die Fotos sind kaum neu und könnten ein paar mehr sein, gerade von den zur U-Bootjagd eingesetzten Flugzeugen. Aber hier geht es nicht nur um die Flugzeuge, sondern auch andere U-Boot-Abwehrmittel, vorallem Schiffe. Der geschichtliche Hintergrund ist interessant, auch die Umsetzung von Ideen. In jedem Fall empfehlenswert für Interessierte.
A**R
This could have been easily produced as a single volume not two parts
Part two has the same large typeface of Part 1 and again is not exactly a bumper volume. This could have been easily produced as a single volume not two parts.
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