The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin
, by Peter Yule , Derek WoolnerNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521868945 | 0521868947
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/2/2008
The Collins Class submarine project was a major undertaking on a national scale for the Australian Defence Department. At its initiation it was the most expensive Defence project ever undertaken in Australia, with a final cost in excess of six billion dollars and lasted for twenty-two years. In this book, the Australian Defence Department have allowed total access to their classified archives as well as access to cabinet papers and the Australian Navy's archives. It addresses all of the controversies surrounding the project throughout its existence, from its initiation in the 1981-82 budget to its completion and delivery in 2003. It is vividly illustrated with photographs from the naval collection.