Going deep : John Philip Holland and the invention of the attack submarine

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Going deep : John Philip Holland and the invention of the attack submarine

Goldstone, Lawrence

A history of the controversial attack sub traces the story of the submarine's invention, exploring how self-taught innovator John Philip Holland's obsession with the idea of controlled undersea navigation led to decades of skepticism, setbacks, and innovationDeath from below -- Blurred beginnings -- Made in America -- An American in Paris -- Stars and bars -- Entr'acte: a fictional interlude -- For an independent Ireland -- The Fenian Ram -- Competition from the clergy -- Treading water -- Chasing the carrot -- Challengers -- Uneasy neighbors -- Argonaut -- The plunge -- Shedding ballast -- King's gambit accepted -- A new skipper -- Joining the Navy -- Bottom fishing -- Displacement -- Counterstrike -- Proxy war -- Skewed competition -- A warship in search of a war -- Holland without Holland -- Excessive ballast -- The new class -- Suicide squeeze -- Going deep