Sub Culture explores the crucial role of the submarine in modern history, its contribution to scientific progress and maritime exploration, and how it has been portrayed in art, literature, fantasy and film. Ranging from the American Civil War to the destruction of the Kursk, the book examines the submarine's activities in the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and in covert operations and marine exploration to the present day. Citing the submarine, particularly the nuclear submarine, as both ultimate deterrent and doomsday weapon, Sub Culture examines how its portrayal in popular culture has reinforced, and occasionally undermined, the military and political agendas of the nation states that deploy it.

About the Author
John Medhurst lives in East Sussex and is a Policy Officer for one of the UK'S largest trade unions, and an Executive Director of the Labour Research Department. His previous books include No Less Than Mystic: A History of the Russian Revolution for a 21st Century Left (2017).


Book Information
ISBN 9781789146370
Author John Medhurst
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publisher Reaktion Books