The Light Of Asia by Edwin Arnold is a classic in the form of a narrative poem. The book follows the life of Prince Gautama Siddhartha; who after enlightenment became known as The Buddha; The Awakened One.
#1290425 in Books 2016-09-05Original language:English 10.00 x .27 x 7.00l; #File Name: 1535596562112 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating book on the subject. Amazing what information the Russian design bureaus now provide.By Bayard B.Very good book on the subject. It includes an introductory history of post - WW II Soviet conventional submarine designs first; then gets into the subject of the current Russian "Kilo" and "Improved Kilo" classes (NATO designations) starting in the 1980s. There is also discussion of the Russian submarine design bureaus and submarine construction yards. The book includes many color photos of the various individual submarines.What I found most fascinating is the incredible amount of information that the Russian design bureaus apparently now provide to the Western authors and public. The data provided on dimensions and displacements; motor horsepower; speeds; diving depths; armament; control systems and so forth would have been totally secret back in the Soviet days.My only disappointment is that there is no discussion on how the hull designs and associated electric motors and batteries evolved. It's obvious from the photos that the hulls are similar to the US Albacore hull designs. I suppose an obvious answer is that the former Soviet designers simply copied the US hull designs. But how did they get or develop those designs? It's one thing to see a photo of a ship or submarine and say " We should do that." But I know that's just the beginning. It's another issue entirely to convert that superficial knowledge into detailed naval architectural and marine engineering designs of the hull hydrodynamics; compact high - powered electric motors; and the high capacity batteries. Maybe by the 1980s the Soviets had evolved a sophisticated system of reverse naval engineering; but there is no discussion on that subject. They could probably have reverse engineered the hull fairly easily I would think; but there must have been some extensive research to develop the motors and the batteries.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Book is easy to read and loaded with picturesBy Scott BaileyHad to buy this book needed to understand the many different types of conventional powered subs the Russian navy have. Book is filled with detail and specs on all the different types of variations of the Kilo class sub. Book is easy to read and loaded with pictures. After reading the book I have a clear history of the development of this type of sub.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerAlways interesting to see how other countries design and engineer their vessels.
