"In his exhaustive study, [Parrish] charts the history of this revolutionary craft, taking pains to stress its halting rise to prominence as a near indispensable feature of modern naval warfare."

--THE WASHINGTON POST

"A wonderfully detailed, magnificent maritime adventure told more like a thriller than history."

--PETER HUCHTHAUSEN, author of October Fury and K-19: The Widowmaker

In a compelling narrative infused with stories of tragedy and triumph, heroic and infamous deeds, boldness and subterfuge, The Submarine is as entertaining as a high-tech thriller and is essential reading for understanding the last hundred years of war. It tells the story of the dreamers who first imagined submersible ships and the ingenious and practical engineers who created them; of the visionary national leaders and naval strategists who supported the development of underwater warships and the famous steel-nerved men on all sides who have wielded this weapon. The Submarine details the role of subs in both world wars, and demonstrates how, in the nuclear age, they have become the most decisive weapons of war ever created--the force that paradoxically kept the peace during the Cold War without firing a single shot.