The Silent Service: The Inside Story of the Royal Navy's Submarine Heroes [Paperback]

John Parker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002

One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, which entered the fray of 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 modern-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defense. The author's in-depth investigation is very much personality-led, with diaries from the early part of the century and substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics.

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747238057
• ISBN-13: 978-0747238058
• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 4.2 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,220,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars RN and the Sub Services, November 22, 2010

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This review is from: The Silent Service: The Inside Story of the Royal Navy's Submarine Heroes (Paperback)

RN navy is one of the slient services that does not get enought attenion. The US Sub Services and the Germany Subs of World War 2 get much more.

I believe every submariner should read this and enjoy it for it's basic striaght forward book on there submarine hero's.