This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia begins with the primitive boats of the 18th and 19th centuries, covers the submarines of both World Wars and goes on to the nuclear submarines of today.

Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons has illustrated many of the major types of submarine featured in the book. Data tables bring together information from submarine museums across the world and outlines the launch dates and fates of each boat in the classes covered.

2003-03-03 Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Pr

I read this book and was not disappointed, ther is an abundance of information. I particularly liked the way that the author put the class of submarine and then listed all the subs in that particular class, including launch and decomissioning details where applicable, and technical details.
An excellent book, highly recommended.