{"product_id":"x3-to-x54-keith-hall-9781803991993","title":"X3 to X54: The History of the British Midget Submarine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe X Class submarines were conceived during WW2, small craft of around 51ft (16m) long, designed to be towed by a 'mother' submarine with a passage crew on board. Their midget size meant they could attack with stealth, and return to their towing submarine. Beginning with a look back over the wartime craft, this new study from ex-submariner Keith Hall charts the evolution of the X class subs, from X3 through X and XE, and onto the 1950s short-lived and unique Stickleback class. Only four Stickleback submarines were ever produced, with grand plans to use them to carry a 15-kiloton nuclear naval mine codenamed Cudgel deep into Soviet harbours. Nearly all scrapped, just one remains, an X51 now residing in the Scottish Submarine Centre in Helensburgh. With a wealth of imagery including archive X craft photographs as well as up-to-date views of the X51 Stickleback from the Helensburgh Museum, this book tells the little-known story of Britain's midget class subs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803991992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803991993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Keith Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526347903231,"sku":"9781803991993","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2d889e9-26cb-442a-9359-6ec9e4257a96.jpg?v=1737555922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/x3-to-x54-keith-hall-9781803991993","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}