Monday, May 3, 1999

A chilly chronicle of Arctic exploration






In Under Ice: Waldo Lyon and the Development of the Arctic Submarine, history professor William M. Leary examines the evolution of Arctic submarine operations in the U.S. Navy, a little-known but significant area of national security concern. Through the career of Waldo Lyon, Leary chronicles the problems of under-ice navigation and the development of Cold War naval strategy.
Leary provides informative treatments of the early problems with under-ice navigation; the Boarfish experimental dives and the drama-packed patrol of Seadragon, the first submarine to pass under an iceberg and make a submerged voyage through the fabled Northwest Passage. He delineates the roles of other actors in the drama such as Commander Joseph Skoog, who played poker while his crew transited the dangerous Arctic waters at high speed.
The E. Merton Coulter Professor of History at UGA, Leary is the author or editor of 14 books, including volumes of American history, military history, aviation history and history of technology.
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