Combat Frogmen: Military Diving from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day - Tapa dura

The role of the military diver and covert swimmer is invariably a lonely and dangerous one: whether working in a friendly harbour to clear mines or striking from the sea with midget submarines against enemy-held targets. This is the full story of the combat swimmers, giving details of specific actions and operational methods, from Napoleonic times to World War 2 and the present day, with a particular emphasis on the equipment, training and techniques of "special forces" frogmen around the world.