Continuing the New Vanguard Series, Osprey Publishing proudly announces their upcoming nautical release, British Submarines of World War I. This book covers the development of the British submarine that was to be used off of an enemy’s coastline. Due to hit the shelves in June of 2008, this soft cover book will retail for $17.95.

In 1905, tasked with creating their own submarine force, the Admiralty took several technological leaps forward to match Germany's own revolutionary vessels. Written by Innes McCartney, an expert in the field and illustrated by Tony Bryan, this book covers all classes of submarine developed and deployed during the war. Also included is great technical detail and gripping operational of the British stalkers of the sea. Packed details of daring submarine raids in the Baltic and the Dardanelles, this book reveals the exceedingly dangerous world of early submarine warfare which claimed an extraordinary number of lives on both sides and paved the way for a new kind of naval warfare in the 20th century and beyond.

Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  
  
• DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT: Pre-war coastal classes; The D-Class submarine; The E-Class submarine; The H-Class submarine; Later coastal classes; Overseas classes; Fleet classes
  
  
• THEATRES OF OPERATION:The Baltic; The Dardanelles; Home waters; British submarine losses in World War I
  
  
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
  
• INDEX