The cutting edge : training school and the Polaris SSBNs / Periscope Films.

Title:

Publication Information:

[United States] : Periscope Films, [2008]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from container.

DVD-R, Digitally remastered.

Contents:

Undersea university -- Submarine physical principles -- Launching Lafayette (with First Lady Jackie Kennedy) -- Go on the USS Skate -- Countdown to Polaris -- Submarine support -- Critical deterrent -- Man the FBM -- Newsreels.

Summary:

Profiles the Polaris SSBNs and shows some of the systems, including training facilities and tender ships, which supported the growth of the Silent Service during the Cold War.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Navy -- Submarine forces

Subject Term:

Submarines (Ships)--United States.

Nuclear submarines

Genre:

Documentary films

Military films

Added Corporate Author:

Periscope Films (Firm)

Series Sequence:

Submarines