Midget Submarines of the Second World War. ShipShape Series. by Kemp, Paul - 2003

London: Caxton, 2003. 125 pp, 4to (11 9/16" H). B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams - folded plans in pocket at rear. "The history of midget submarines, submersibles and human torpedoes is one of the most fascinating areas of naval warfare in the Second World War. Originating with the Italian 'Mignatta' human torpedo of the First World War, designed to attack enemy ships lying in defended harbours, by 1945 almost all the major combatants had made some use of craft of th is type, ranging from the British 'X-Craft', which crippled the German battleship 'Tirpitz' in a Norwegian fjord and sank the Japanese cruiser 'Takao', to the Japanese 'Kaiten' suicide weapon, the equally desperate German submersibles the 'Neger' and 'Marder', and the slightly more successful 'Seehund' midget submarine. This book deals with each type of craft separately, dividing them into human torpedoes (Italian 'Maiale', British… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1999. 125pp., b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., index, History of the development and builders of Midget Submarines in Britain, Germany, Italy, & Japan. Inc. plans and early photographs. Valuable reference. Inc. large folding plans in pocket. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Caxton Editions. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!