Glynn, Michael E. Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare. From the First World War to the Present

In this book, Michael Glynn explores a journey through the history of more than one hundred years of aerial sub hunting. From the Great War, through the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II and on to the secret confrontations of the Cold War, the reader will witness the parallel evolution of both aircraft and submarine as each side tries to gain supremacy over the other. In so doing, Glynn distills complicated oceanography, operations analysis, and technical theory into easily digested concepts, helping the reader understand how complex weapons and sensors function. By reviewing the steps of a submarine hunting flight, the reader can quickly understand how theory and practice fit together and how aviators set out to achieve their goal of detecting their submarine targets.

In doing so, Glynn distils complicated oceanography, operational analysis and technical theory into easily digestible concepts, helping the reader to understand how complex weapons and sensors work. By following the individual steps of a submarine-hunting aircraft, the reader can quickly understand how theory and practice fit together and how the pilots achieve their goal of detecting and engaging their submarine targets.