Cableships and Submarine Cables

Haigh, K.R.: 1968 London, hardcover without dust jacket, 416 pages. Cableships and Submarine Cables by K. R. Haigh is a detailed history of the world’s submarine telegraph cables and the specialized ships that laid and repaired them. The book traces the technical and operational development of cable work at sea and gives a broad overview of the vessels, companies and global networks that made long distance communication possible. Nog dust jacket as on image. In very good condition