An introduction to submarines. Describes submarines, discussing types, how they are built, parts, steering, sonar, use in war, and a typical day for a submarine crew.

"Professor Aronnax embarks on an underwater exploration, only to be captured by Captain Nemo, the head of a submarine with a mysterious backstory"-- Provided by publisher.

After an American submarine is sunk in the waters near Russian territory, Commodore Jerry Mitchell must find a way to destroy a new stealthy Russian weapon and avoid a nuclear catastrophe.

Retells the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

A dilapidated submarine is sent into Russia's coastal waters to recon the nuclear fuel containers hidden on the floor of the Arctic Ocean. Lurking beneath the frigid black radioactive waters is a secret far more deadly than anything the sub's crew can imagine.

Follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-boats known as the "gray wolves."

Rhyming text introduces a submarine, describing its various parts, its navigation system, and the jobs it can do.