Interesting reading - Friedman

MarkShot · 11-29-07, 03:12 PM

I just got Friedman's two comprehensive books on the history of US subs pre/post-1945. (Yes, I ordered them through Subsim's Amazon Affiliate Program.)

I am finding the book really fascinating and particular worthwhile to see architecture of subs explained, but in an evolutionary fashion. I just got finished reading how hydroplanes solved the challenging problem of adjusting bouyancy.

I saw from reviews that some find these two books to technical. I guess the best way I can sum it up if you were the type of kid who loved to tear apart broken appliances and machines to see how they worked, then these books are for you. (Sad that for young people these days tearing apart stuff leads to nothing, but meaningless chips and circuit boards. That would have taken all the fun out of my youth!)

Well, if you don't have $90 USD to spend on these two books for your library, I recommend as a free resource:

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/fleetsub/index.htm

Full and detailed manuals of 40/50s era subs and their systems.

Happy reading!

Go to this page and search for "Great Books" and then scroll down a bit. (Don't know why, but they are not listed on Subsim's books page.)

http://www.subsim.com/store.html

11-29-07, 03:12 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Interesting reading - Friedman I just got Friedman's two comprehensive books on the history of US subs pre/post-1945. (Yes, I ordered them through Subsim's Amazon Affiliate Program.) I am finding the book really fascinating and particular worthwhile to see architecture of subs explained, but in an evolutionary fashion. I just got finished reading how hydroplanes solved the challenging problem of adjusting bouyancy. I saw from reviews that some find these two books to technical. I guess the best way I can sum it up if you were the type of kid who loved to tear apart broken appliances and machines to see how they worked, then these books are for you. (Sad that for young people these days tearing apart stuff leads to nothing, but meaningless chips and circuit boards. That would have taken all the fun out of my youth!) Well, if you don't have $90 USD to spend on these two books for your library, I recommend as a free resource: http://www.hnsa.org/doc/fleetsub/index.htm Full and detailed manuals of 40/50s era subs and their systems. Happy reading! Go to this page and search for "Great Books" and then scroll down a bit. (Don't know why, but they are not listed on Subsim's books page.) http://www.subsim.com/store.html __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!