Review of MMP-Stratus Austro-Hungarian Submarines in WWI
Maritime Series 3103
Author: Jim Novak
ISBN: 978-83-61421-44-3
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $45.00
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $45.00
THE BOOK:
This book is soft bound of 152 pages in 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" format.
This book is soft bound of 152 pages in 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" format.
Mushroom Model Publications is based in the UK. Their books are all printed by their partner Stratus in Sandomierz, Poland in the English language. Stratus also prints these books in Polish. This new book was sent to me from Casemate Publications in a padded envelope. .Casemate is the U.S. distributor for Mushroom Model Publications (MMP).
Austrian submarines of World War I were known as “U-boots”, an abreviation of Unterseeboot. This book details the history of the development and operational use by the Austro-Hungarian navy of submarines in WWI. German use of submarines in WWI is well known. This is the fascinating and little-known history of their major ally’s activities in undersea warfare. It contains descriptions and specifications of all the boats involved.
It is profusely illustrated with 144 black and white photos (10 of these are portraits of significant individuals), 7 black and white copies of paintings and scale drawings of the submarines used. Although, no scale is indicated as to what scale these drawings are. The book contains 18 chapters, appendices, the scale drawings just mentioned, bibliography and ship’s index. In the appendices are 11 information lists. The only color in the book is the cover art.
This book will prove to be an invaluable addition to the literature on WWI marine subjects. It will be of interest to enthusiasts, historians and scale modelers.
Highly recommended.
I want to thank Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) and Casemate for this review sample.
Austrian submarines of World War I were known as “U-boots”, an abreviation of Unterseeboot. This book details the history of the development and operational use by the Austro-Hungarian navy of submarines in WWI. German use of submarines in WWI is well known. This is the fascinating and little-known history of their major ally’s activities in undersea warfare. It contains descriptions and specifications of all the boats involved.
It is profusely illustrated with 144 black and white photos (10 of these are portraits of significant individuals), 7 black and white copies of paintings and scale drawings of the submarines used. Although, no scale is indicated as to what scale these drawings are. The book contains 18 chapters, appendices, the scale drawings just mentioned, bibliography and ship’s index. In the appendices are 11 information lists. The only color in the book is the cover art.
This book will prove to be an invaluable addition to the literature on WWI marine subjects. It will be of interest to enthusiasts, historians and scale modelers.
Highly recommended.
I want to thank Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) and Casemate for this review sample.