The K Boats

By Everitt, Don
1999, United States Naval Inst.
ISBN 1557504679
Paperback, 144 pages, 24 plates, 8 drawings

Descripton: From the publisher: "Only today's atomic submarines have outstripped the fabulous twin-funneled K boats--the biggest, fastest submarines of World War I. But no other class of warship suffered so much calamity and controversy. Authorized by Churchill, these steam-powered submarines became the best-concealed debacle in British naval history. This book provides some answers to what went wrong during the series of dreadful mishaps." First published 1963.