English Heritage: Ships and shipwrecks by Peter Marsden (B T Batsford, 1997)
An exploration of the history of shipwrecks on Britain's seabeds, with documentary and pictorial evidence presented alongside accounts of the rich archaeological findings. The book is written in a style designed to appeal to the general as well as the professional reader.
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Father of the Submarine by William Scanlan Murphy (William Kimber, 1987)
A complete history of the Resurgam submarine and its inventor the Reverend George Garrett.
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Inventing the 19th Century: The great age of Victorian inventions by Stephen Van Dulken (British Library Publishing, 2001)
Chronicles a period of enormous technological change by examining the history of the most important inventions of the 19th century, from the telephone to tiddlywinks. Illustrations of the original patent drawings from the British Library's collections are included.
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The Submarine: A history by Thomas Parrish (Viking Books, 2004)
Tells the story of those who first dreamed of underwater ships; of the practical and ingenious inventors and engineers who created and developed the submarine.
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The Submarine Book: An illustrated history of the attack submarine by Chuck Lawliss (The Crowood Press, 2000)
Illustrated account of how the modern submarine fleets came to be, from the very first underwater vessel that crossed the Thames in 1620, to the ultra-computerised nuclear submarine that functions as the strategic linchpin for most of today's advanced navies.
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