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The deeper secrets of Britain’s submarines

Peter Hennessy and James Jinks disclose facts about the Royal Navy Submarine Service that might once have landed them in the dock

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945 Peter Hennessy and James Jinks

Allen Lane, pp.864, £30, ISBN: 9781846145803

The Silent Deep is a compelling and fascinating exposé of a service that for too long has had to remain in the shadows. Peter Hennessy and James Jinks are to be congratulated on producing what must be the definitive work on the Royal Naval Submarine Service from 1945 to the present day.

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