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London: Caxton, 2003. 125 pp, 4to (11 9/16" H). B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams - folded plans in pocket at rear. "The history of midget submarines, submersibles and human torpedoes is one of the most fascinating areas of naval warfare in the Second World War. Originating with the Italian 'Mignatta' human torpedo of the First World War, designed to attack enemy ships lying in defended harbours, by 1945 almost all the major combatants had made some use of craft of th is type, ranging from the British 'X-Craft', which crippled the German battleship 'Tirpitz' in a Norwegian fjord and sank the Japanese cruiser 'Takao', to the Japanese 'Kaiten' suicide weapon, the equally desperate German submersibles the 'Neger' and 'Marder', and the slightly more successful 'Seehund' midget submarine. This book deals with each type of craft separately, dividing them into human torpedoes (Italian 'Maiale', British…
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London: Caxton Editions, 2003. Reprinted Edition. Covers the developmental and operational history of the human torpedoes, submersibles and midget submarines of Italy, Germany, Japan and Great Britain. 125 pages. Many b/w photographs and other illustrations. A pocket at the rear contains folded large scale plans for modelmakers of the British X-Craft and the German Seehund midget submarines. Laminated boards in jacket. Condition: The jacket is very slightly crinkly along the top edge. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 29.5 Cm x 25 Cm.
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- Keywords Ships, Shipping, Military, Naval, Royal Navy, Craft, Nautical, Maritime History, Sea, Midget Submarines, Submersibles, Human Torpedo, Second World War Two, Models, Modelling
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