Discover the fascinating history of submarines and submersibles, from the first workable designs of the 16th century to Cold War vesselsarmed with nuclear missiles. Find out how these stealthy watercraft work and what it’s like to live below the waves in this unique and exciting guide that was created in association with the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum. Colorfulphotographs illustrate the technology used to build and navigate submarines andthe many ways they are used today. Take a look at the inside of a nuclear submarine, learn what a submariner’s daily life is like, discover what we may find in the vast, unexplored regions of the ocean, and much, much more! Discover the secret underwater world of submarines and submersibles

Find out all about how submarines work, as well as what life on board is like, in this unique and exciting guide to submarines. Fabulous full-colour photographs and informative text combine to tell the fascinating story of how we developed underwater vessels. See - how underwater vessels were developed - Simon Lake's wheeled submarines - what a wartime crew used to know whether it was day or night - a submersible investigating the wreck of the Titanic - inside a nuclear submarineLearn - - what a submariner's daily life is like - how a submarine tracks its own position and avoids hitting underwater obstacles - about equipment designed to rescue submariners trapped on the sea floorDiscover - - where tourists ride in submarines for fun - how a 16th-century submarine functioned - what an AUV can do - what we may find in the vast, unexplored regions of the oceanand much, much more

Superb full-color photographs of submerged wrecks and their lost cargoes and treasures offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ships and the lives of those who sailed in them. Readers discover what caused the "unsinkable" "Titanic" to sink, the hazards faced by ships at sea, and much, much more.

This new edition of Ocean has been updated with fresh graphics, images, and type styling throughout, and includes new coverage of major events such as Hurricane Sandy and the Japan tsunami. DK's Ocean is a highly illustrated encyclopedia of the marine environment. It not only covers marine life and physical oceanography, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seawater, but also includes an atlas of the world's oceans and seas compiled using satellite data. Visual catalogs throughout the book contain profiles of living organisms and key locations. With comprehensively updated text, artwork, and images, the second edition of DK's exhaustive guide to the underwater world is the most definitive visual guide to the world's oceans on the market.

This is an original and exciting look at the fascinating natural world of ponds and rivers. Stunning real-life photographs of fish, water beetles, frogs, underwater weeds, and more offer a unique view of the natural history of plants and animals that live in and around freshwater habitats.

Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of various types of sharks.

Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.