The author looks at why major navies engaged in the development of midget submarines during World War II.

Features include: - an in-depth text by the leading author in the field, covering the development and operational history of the human torpedoes, submersibles a

In the pre-dawn darkness of December 7, 1941, five Imperial Japanese Navy submarines surfaced off the coast of Oahu. Secured to the decks of these vessels were

During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2,000 small, inherently stealthy, naval craft to perform special operations and conventional