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About the book
This hardcover, coffee-table book captures the 100-year history of Naval Submarine Base New London in stunning photographs.
The Day is delighted to be working with the Submarine Force Library and Museum, Naval Submarine Base New London, and The Dolphin newspaper to bring you this beautiful pictorial history book.
- Historic images from the late 1800s
- Newspaper front pages
- Hardcover, collector’s item
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A hardcover coffee-table book
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 144
- Size
- 11.375 × 9.75 in
- Printing
- Fine-art ink on heavy art paper
- Printed in
- North America
- Ships
- Currently out of stock
- Publisher
- Pediment Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781597255981
- Presented by
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The Day
Built like something you’ll hand down
A 120-point case board, thicker than most hardcovers. Fine-art ink for a wide tonal range in every photograph. Heavy art paper meant to last for generations, and binding that never lets a page go. Printed entirely in North America, and checked before it ships.
We are Pediment Publishing, an independent publisher of premium books and wall art. We have been wowing millions of customers for more than 25 years, and we are rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau.
Customer Reviews
What a beautiful book! I bought two, one for my dad and one for a dear friend.
I thank you for the Book First and Finest. I attended Submarine school in 1970 and served on the USS Archerfish (SSN 678) stationed at the Submarine Base NewLondon.
Michelle Marie McKay
First & Finest: The 100-Year History of Naval Submarine Base New London
This book will make an awesome gift for a retiring shipmate of mine. I enjoyed my personal copy very much. Pediment (Katie) went above and beyond when the quarantine casue a temporary loss of the book at USPS. She sent a new book immediately. I paid for the second copy once the first one showed up and gave it as a gift. The images brought a smile to my face as I remembered my time in Groton. Thanks for the memories.
I ordered the book for my sister and her husband. I am sure they loved it. Anything Navy is ok with them.
Having grown up in this area in the late fifties and sixties, the book brings back many fond memories of my father being stationed at the submarine base when i was a teenager and working part time at the PX on base. The movie theater on base was $.25 to get in for a show. Ha! When we first came to Connecticut our family was billeted in those Quonset houses described in the book and remember that well and the swimming in Rock Lake on base. Also a trivia for all and I smile every time I see it. The picture displayed on the monument entrance to the base was a drawing competition back in the fifties of the diving tower and Nautilus with the atomic symbol around the sub drawn by myself for a competition for our BSA troop 18 of Groton neckerchief at the same time. It was never submitted for the base competition by myself but did end up having the submarine dolphins added and Naval Submarine Base added to the rendering. A pretty unique out come. Thanks for a great book!
This is a comprehensive book on the history of the Naval Submarine Base. A lot of photographs from before my time and after.
Great gift for vets
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