British Submarines in Two World Wars
British Submarines in Two World Wars Although the Royal Navy did not invent the submarine, Norman Friedman's new book demonstrates how innovative the service was, to an extent which few will…
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British Submarines in Two World Wars
Although the Royal Navy did not invent the submarine, Norman Friedman's new book demonstrates how innovative the service was, to an extent which few will recognize. Few will be aware that in 1914 Britain had the largest submarine fleet in the world, and that at the end of World War I it had some of the largest and most unusual of all submarines - whose origins and design are all detailed. Its submarines performed well in combat in both world wars, and often in unheralded ways.
British submarines were a major element in the North Sea battles, and they helped fight the U-boat menace. During the First World War they virtually closed the Baltic to German iron ore traffic, and they helped block supplies to the Turkish army fighting at Gallipoli. These roles led on to British submarine operations in World War II.
Readers will be aware of the role of US submarines in strangling Japan, but
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