Underwater Warriors

The Fighting History of Midget Submarines
A Cassell Military Paperback

The midget submarine is a most potent weapon of war. Better able than any other craft to penetrate defence measures deep into enemy waters and close in on unsuspecting targets, the midget submarine came to prominence in the Second World War, developed by the Italian, Japanese, British and German navies.

This fascinating account includes the history of the midget submarine and its derivatives - small submersibles, human torpedoes - and the underwater warriors who manned them, always in constant danger, sometimes with spectacular results. The stories of daring attack, including the crippling of the German battleship "Tirpitz", are matched by technical and operating details of the many craft involved. The book also examines the current and future role of midget submarines as new weapon technologies become available.