The first torpedoes : Bushnell, Fulton, and the Civil War (1775-1865)
False starts : the first self-propelled torpedo (1869-1890)
The torpedo perfected : Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes (1890-1913)
Submarines : the ultimate torpedo boat (1900-1918)
Battleships made vulnerable : torpedo boats and destroyers (1893-1919)
Between the wars (1919-1941)
Attack from the air : aerial torpedoes (1917-1945)
They were expendable : PT boats at war (1941-1945)
Torpedoes that didn't work : submarine failures (1941-1943)
Out ranged : the Long Lance vs. the Mark 15 (1942-1945)
Victory assured : torpedoes that did work (1943-1945)
Smart torpedoes : the Fido and Cutie (1941-1945)
Cold War torpedoes : submarines (1946-1991)
Cold War torpedoes : surface ships and aircraft (1946-2010)
The ultimate torpedo : the Mark 48 (1972-present)
An effective weapon : the ship killers
Appendix A: Torpedo fire control
Appendix B: U.S. Navy experimental torpedoes
Appendix C: U.S. Navy torpedoes
Appendix D: Maintenance problems causing erratic runs.
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Ship killer : a history of the American torpedo by Thomas Wildenberg. ISBN 9781591146889. Published by Naval Institute in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
