Ships Beneath the Sea: A History of Subs and SubmersiblesDescribes underwater vehicles developed and used since the sixteenth century and profiles their inventors and operators. |
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Contents
To the Ultimate Floor | 143 |
Bittersweet Tang | 157 |
Nautilus Maximus | 171 |
Copyright | |
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Ships Beneath the Sea: A History of Subs and Submersibles Robert F. Burgess No preview available - 2000 |
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| Title | Ships Beneath the Sea: A History of Subs and Submersibles |
| Author | Robert Forrest Burgess |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Dec 2007 |
| ISBN | 0070089582, 9780070089587 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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