Eric Thompson

Broschiertes Buch

On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service

Beschreibung

One of the first ever memoirs by a Royal Navy nuclear submarine officer, this is the inside story of the men who ensured that 'Mutually Assured Destruction' was maintained at all times during the Cold War.

Autor

Eric Thompson was born in Scotland during the Second World War. He won a scholarship to Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth at sixteen, was streamed as an Engineer Officer, volunteered for submarines and thirty-seven years later retired as Commodore of Britain's principal nuclear submarine base at Faslane. A creature of the Cold War, he served in five submarines, two squadrons, the staff of Submarine HQ and the Ministry of Defence. In addition to being a nuclear propulsion specialist, he took a Masters degree in Acoustics and became a lead officer in the ultra-secret world of underwater warfare and stealth technology. His MBE was awarded for leadership during a submarine emergency on patrol.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Casemate Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9781612008943
• ISBN-10: 1612008941
• Artikelnr.: 59180528