Author: W.M ThorntonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850525365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive guide to the 57 nations that have submarines as part of their fighting force.
Submarine Insignia and Submarine Services of the World
Author: W.M ThorntonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850525365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive guide to the 57 nations that have submarines as part of their fighting force.
Submarine Insignia & Submarine Services of the World
Author: W. M. ThorntonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473818702
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive guide to the 57 nations that have submarines as part of their fighting force.
Submarine Badges and Insignia of the World
Author: Pete PrichardPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764302558
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A complete compendium of the submarine badges of the world, dating from the Imperial Russian Naval Officer's Submarine School Graduation Badge of 1909 to the new South Korean Submariner's Badge issued in 1996. Covers all countries currently operating submarines as well as those no longer existing as political entities.
Weapons, Equipment, Insignia
Author: Jeff WarnerPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764329227
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Like its predecessors in the series, this book is an epic chronicle of previously unpublished topics, including the uniforms and equipment of the submarine force, PT boat squadrons, mine warfare men, gun crews, signalmen, and more. In addition, never-before addressed subjects including the U.S. Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Public Health Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Samoan Fita-Fita are examined. Clothing, accoutrements, insignia, small arms, knives, life jackets, novelty items and sweetheart jewelry are all covered.
Facts about the Submarine Service
Author: Black Submariners in the United States Navy, 1940-1975
Author: Glenn A. KnoblockPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786483008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
For as long as an American naval force has existed, black sailors have served it with bravery, distinction, and little or no recognition. They have since earned praise for service in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, and more recently, they were integral to the development of the U.S. Submarine Service. Their roles limited by segregation, black submariners nonetheless were a key element of the "Silent Service" throughout World War II. With desegregation came expanded opportunities, and black submariners witnessed the birth and evolution of the nuclear-powered submarine, and some of the tensest moments of the Cold War. These men paved the way for those who followed--their contributions deserve recognition, and their stories deserve to be told. This exploration of the role of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II. An account of black submariners in post-war service during desegregation, the development of the nuclear submarine, and throughout the Cold War follows. Oral histories of more than fifty black submariners who served in World War II and post-war form the heart of the book. Photographs of the men profiled, including wartime photographs, complement the text. Appendices outline the naval steward rating system, list all black submarine stewards serving in World War II, top stewards by number of war patrols, and those lost or killed during wartime service. Rear Admiral Melvin G. Williams, Jr., submarine fleet commander and son of one of the men profiled, provides a foreword.
United States Submarine Veterans, Inc
Author: United States Submarine VeteransPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 159652068X
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Submariner's Dictionary Or Submariner's Compendium of Terms & Tar's Handbook of Naval Verbiage and Retired Guy's Re-familiarization Manual
Author: Ron MartiniPublisher: Ron Martini
ISBN: 1932606149
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Submariners are a tight knit group of men bound together by training and experience, and with a language all their own. That language is perhaps a little vulgar, but never intentionally demeaning, and a little irreverent but still worldly. This work is an attempt to preserve and explain some of these curious guys who so proudly wear a shiny metal pin that looks like a strange pair of fish on their left breast. This process of accumulating this new language begins in Boot Camp, and is added to with every change of duty station the sailor undergoes. It is heard aboard the boats and, unknowingly, by family members who can't understand terms like head, deck, and overhead, and who think SOS is a distress signal.
A Guide to Submarine Insignia (formerly "Steel Boats, Iron Men, Metal Badges)
Author: Allen PhilipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Submarine forces
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
United States Submarines
Author: David Randall HinklePublisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN: 9780883631034
Category : Submarines (Ships)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written by an outstanding team, this book contains essays on submarine history and today's submariners, focusing not only on the subs, torpedoes, and related technologies but especially on the people who make it all work. Includes full-color and vintage photos, portraits, recruiting posters, and historically inspired paintings.