THE LISTENERS/U-BOAT HUNTERS DURING THE GREAT WAR . ORC150

The Listeners documents the rise of German submarines in World War I and the Allies'successful efforts to rein in these undersea predators. The book takes readers inside the Naval Experimental Station in New London, Connecticut, where scientists, engineers, ansd naval personnel raced to develop submarine detection technology. Drawing on archival materials and personal papers, author and engineer Roy R.Manstan provides a clear account of this naval innovation that changed the course of history.