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Torpedo
An encyclopedic study of the ship-killer par excellence—from its development to post-World War II usage. “A well-written book, lavishly illustrated.” —International Journal of Maritime History The torpedo was the greatest single game-changer in the history of naval warfare. For the first time it allowed a small, cheap torpedo-firing vessel—and by extension a small, minor navy—to threaten the largest and most powerful warships afloat.The traditional concept of seapower, based on huge fleets of expensive capital ships, required radical rethinking because of this important naval weapon. This book is a broad-ranging international history of the weapon, tracing not only its origins and technical progress down to the present day, but also its massive impact on all subsequent naval wars. Torpedo contains much new technical information that has come to light over the past thirty years and covers all of the improved capabilities of the weapon. Heavily illustrated with photos and technical drawings this is a book no enthusiast or historian can afford to miss. “The torpedo—one of the most fearsome weapons ever created by man—is well worth its own history.” —Forum Navale
Submarines, Mines and Torpedoes in the War
In this work, the writer reviews the actual battles underseas and presents information on the submarine fleets and arms of the great Naval Powers engaged. He stated that to understand the naval situation or the military campaigns in the Great European War, a knowledge of the scientific factors contributing to victory or defeat is essential. Contents include: Introduction—the Submarine Phase of the Naval War The Modern Submarine Torpedo-boat British Submarines French Submarines Russian Submarines Japanese Submarines German Submarines Austrian Submarines Submarines in Action Anti-submarine Tactics The Submarine Torpedo Submarine Mines Mine-laying Fleets Mine-sweeping Fleets Comparative Fighting Value of the Submarine Fleets at War
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare
"[...]made impenetrable to musket shot. A spar torpedo a, a, a, to be carried on each bow and quarter Fig. 4 represents this curious craft. Stationary Mines.—Stationary buoyant torpedoes for harbour defence, to be fired by means of levers attached to triggers. This kind of mine is shown at Fig. 1. 5.—Cable Cutters.—Cable cutters, that is submarine guns discharging a sharp piece of iron in the shape of a crescent, with sufficient force to cut through ship's cables, or other obstructions.[E] Practical Experiments.—Various and exhaustive experiments were carried out in the presence of the Commissioners, tending generally to impress them with a favourable view of Fulton's many projects. As a final test, the sloop Argus was ordered, under the superintendence of[...]".
Torpedo
When President Eisenhower referred to the “military–industrial complex” in his 1961 Farewell Address, he summed up in a phrase the merger of government and industry that dominated the Cold War United States. In this bold reappraisal, Katherine Epstein uncovers the origins of the military–industrial complex in the decades preceding World War I, as the United States and Great Britain struggled to perfect a crucial new weapon: the self-propelled torpedo. Torpedoes epitomized the intersection of geopolitics, globalization, and industrialization at the turn of the twentieth century. They threatened to revolutionize naval warfare by upending the delicate balance among the world’s naval p...
