British Submarines in the Cold War Era shows how a combination of
evolving strategic and tactical requirements and new technology produced
successive types of submarines. It is based largely on unpublished and
previously classified official documentation, and to the extent allowed
by security restrictions, also tells the operational story - HMS
Conqueror is still the only nuclear submarine to have sunk a warship
in combat, but there are many less well-known aspects of British
submarine operations in the postwar era. Although some of the Cold War
activities of British submarines have come to light in recent years,
this book will be the first comprehensive technical history of the
submarines themselves, their design rationale, and the service which
operated them.