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Sinopsis

Ships Beneath the Sea is the adventureous story of man's determination to build underwater vehicles for exploring the mysteries of the deep.More than just a popular history of submarines and submersibles, it looks closely at the men behind these inventions. From alexander's legendary diving bell in 350 BC today's nuclear submarines, they are all here in dramatic detail-the magnificent men and their diving machines.Burgess enhances this facinating evolution with over 100 historically rare line drawings and photographs of often bizarre underwater vehicles. This book records an exciting chapte of our nautical history with a well-deserved "hurrah" for the men who lived it."An enthralling tale of magnificent men and their marvelous diving machines."Spyglass Publications,

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Reseña del editor

Ships Beneath the Sea is the adventureous story of man's determination to build underwater vehicles for exploring the mysteries of the deep.More than just a popular history of submarines and submersibles, it looks closely at the men behind these inventions. From alexander's legendary diving bell in 350 BC today's nuclear submarines, they are all here in dramatic detail-the magnificent men and their diving machines.Burgess enhances this facinating evolution with over 100 historically rare line drawings and photographs of often bizarre underwater vehicles. This book records an exciting chapte of our nautical history with a well-deserved "hurrah" for the men who lived it."An enthralling tale of magnificent men and their marvelous diving machines."Spyglass Publications,

Biografía del autor

Robert F. Burgess has spent most of his life writing about adventures above or below the sea. His books about shipwrecks, sharks, treasure diving, and underwater archeology are acclaimed for the authors ability to put the reader in the middle of the action. An ardent sailor and scuba diver, he and his wife live in northern Florida.

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