The Silent Service by John Parker

The Silent Service by John Parker

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An in-depth investigation into the history and exploits of the Royal Navy Submarine Service based on first-hand accounts

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The Silent Service by John Parker

One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World War II, where submariners' prospects of returning safely from a mission were only 50:50, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of the Belgrano, to present-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defence. John Parker's in-depth investigation is very much personality led with diaries from the early part of the century to substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics (when many VCs were won).
John Parker, a journalist and former Fleet Street editor, has undertaken many investigative projects in his writing career with topics ranging from the Mafia to Northern Ireland.
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ISBN 13 9780747238058
ISBN 10 0747238057
Title The Silent Service
Author John Parker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2002-06-05
Number of pages 416
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