The Deadly Trade

Name: The Deadly Trade
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The Complete History of Submarine Warfare From Archimedes to the Present

By Iain Ballantyne

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The Deadly Trade by Iain Ballantyne delves into the perilous world of submarine warfare. It paints a vivid picture of the silent conflicts beneath the waves throughout history. The book captures the strategic role submarines have played in naval warfare, revealing both their formidable power and the high stakes faced by those who operate them.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by naval warfare, as it delves into the thrilling and perilous history of submarine combat. It offers an in-depth exploration of this deadly aspect of military history, combining gripping stories with detailed accounts of underwater conflicts.

A brilliant deep dive into submarine warfare from ancient Greek divers right up to the current nuclear fleet - revealing some of the navy's deadliest secrets along the way.

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The Deadly Trade takes readers on an epic and enthralling voyage through submarine warfare, including how U-boats in two world wars tried to achieve victory, first for the Kaiser and then 20 years later for Adolf Hitler.

It tells the story of how such tiny craft took on mighty battleships, including U-boats sinking HMS Royal Oak and HMS Barham in WW2, along with the incredible exploits of British submariners in the Dardanelles and Baltic during WW1. The action-packed narrative includes bitterly contested Atlantic convoy fights of WW2 and submarines in the clash of battle fleets at Midway. Iain Ballantyne also reveals how the US Navy submarine service brought the Japanese empire to its knees in 1945, even before the atomic bombs were dropped.

The Deadly Trade tells the amazing stories of not only pioneers such as Drebbel, Fulton and Holland, but also of legendary submarine captains, including Max Horton and Otto Weddigen in WW1. During WW2 we sail to war with Otto Kretschmer, Gunther Prien, Fritz-Julius Lemp, Malcolm Wanklyn, Dudley Morton, Richard O'Kane and Sam Dealey. We get involved in the famous fights of Britain's ace submarine-killing escort group leaders Frederic 'Johnny' Walker, Donald Macintyre and Peter Gretton.

There is a dive into unconventional submarine warfare, including Japanese midget subs in the notorious Pearl Harbor raid plus British X-craft against the Tirpitz in Arctic waters.

Iain Ballantyne plunges readers into famous Enigma machine captures that played a key role in deciding the outcome of WW2. He explains what the Nazis were up to at the end of WW2, pursuing Total Underwater Warfare, partly via the revolutionary Type XXI U-boat. Ballantyne reveals the incredible story of a proposed cruise missile attack on New York and considers the likelihood (or otherwise) of Hitler escaping to South America in a U-boat.

The Deadly Trade takes us into the post-WW2 face-off between the Soviets and NATO, the sinking of the Indian frigate INS Khukri by Pakistan's PNS Hangor and attack on the Argentine cruiser ARA Belgrano by HMS Conqueror. The Deadly Trade concludes with today's growing submarine arms race and Putin's 'missile boat diplomacy' along with the use of cruise missiles by the British and Americans to try and decapitate rogue regimes.

The Deadly Trade is the perfect companion to Hunter Killers, Iain Ballantyne's real-life Cold War submarine thriller.

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The Deadly Trade by Iain Ballantyne is praised as a superbly told and consistently fascinating history of submarine warfare. Reviewers find it both inspiring and comprehensive, offering in-depth insights into a lesser-known aspect of military history. It has been described as formidable, addictive, and deserving of a spot on every serious military historian's shelf, tracing the evolution of submarine warfare from ancient times to the modern nuclear fleet.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409158523

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 784

Collections

Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Iain Ballantyne Military History Non-Fiction

About the Author

Having written about the global activities of the Royal Navy for more than 20 years, Iain Ballantyne has spent time in most types of warship, from nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, to destroyers and frigates. He has sailed in minefields off war-torn Kuwait, witnessed embargo enforcement in the Adriatic and counter-terrorism sweeps in the Mediterranean. Iain has also voyaged into Arctic waters and accompanied Royal Marines on fast boat patrols off Hong Kong. He won an award for his action-packed depiction of the pursuit and destruction of Hitler's flagship, as recounted in KILLING THE BISMARCK, his last book prior to HUNTER KILLERS for Orion. In 2017 Iain Ballantyne was awarded a Fellowship by the UK's Maritime Foundation, one of its top annual awards, in recognition of his immense contribution to the maritime cause since 1990, as a journalist, author of naval history books and Editor of WARSHIPS International Fleet Review magazine from 1998 to the present.

http://www.iainballantyne.com/