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2008 Submarine Encyclopedia - U.S. Navy Sub Fleet, Undersea Warfare, Nuclear Attack,...
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2008 Submarine Encyclopedia - U.S. Navy Sub Fleet, Undersea Warfare, Nuclear Attack,...
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by Department of Defense
Sales Rank : 1816343
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CD-ROM: 49295 pages
Publisher: Progressive Management April 26, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1422009653
ISBN-13: 978-1422009659
Product Dimensions:
5.6 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Product Description
This up-to-date and expanded electronic book on three CD-ROMs has a comprehensive collection of military documents, publications, image files, photo galleries, and movie clips on America's fleet of submarines, along with the history of the submarine and the technology behind today's awesome machines. Today's attack sub is one of the most lethal weapons in the nation's arsenal, and the ballistic missile sub is key to nuclear strategic deterrence. The U.S. maintains the world's premier submarine force with more than 50 nuclear powered warships. This extraordinary, encyclopedic collection of detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, historical pictures, drawings, tables, and charts. In addition to nearly 50,000 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat, there are hundreds of image files in JPG and GIF formats, photo galleries with thousands of pictures, and twelve movie clips in MPG, AVI, and WMV formats. Topics covered include: Atlantic and Pacific Fleets * Nuclear Fast Attack (SSN) and Ballistic Missile (SBN) Submarines * New Virginia Class Attack Subs, including the USS Virginia, USS Texas, USS Hawaii, and USS North Carolina * Seawolf * Los Angeles (SSN 688) class * Ohio class Trident submarines * Ohio Class Guided Missile (SSGN) configuration to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations Forces troops, along with Undersea Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) * Deep Submersible systems * Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Command * Mine Warfare (MIW) * Atlantic Undersea Test (AUTEC) * Navy Undersea Warfare Center * Naval Postgraduate School * Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) * Undersea Enterprise (USE) Undersea Surveillance * Submariners * Submarine Tenders (AS) * NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft * Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) * Research Submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS 555) * Undersea Warfare Magazine - the professional magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force * Acoustic Superiority * Electronic Warfare
About The Author
This incredible CD-ROM set on three discs is packed with nearly 50,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.
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