Author: F. Ashe Lincoln
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1526701219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
“[An] enthralling account of one of the least told important stories of WWII”: the role of the Department of Torpedoes and Mines Investigation Section (Firetrench). In the lead-up to the Second World War, Ashe Lincoln, a junior barrister, had enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant. On the outbreak of war, he became determined to serve at sea and was posted to minelayers. But a mysterious midnight summons sent him hurrying from his ship to the Admiralty in London and a top-secret conference presided over by Winston Churchill. Ashe Lincoln soon found himself pitting his wits against brilliantly skillful German scientists and technicians. These were the men Hitler had entrusted to devise secret underwater weapons sea mines and torpedoes of new and often unsuspected types to destroy Britain’s seapower and starve its population into surrender. The part that Ashe Lincoln played in this battle had been decided upon because he was a naval officer who combined legal training with a specialist knowledge in this particular aspect of naval warfare. In time, Lincoln became a key figure in a small group in the Admiralty whose exploits have been almost forgotten. He found himself in extraordinary situations, including crouching on a bleak Scottish hillside dealing with the first parachute mine knowing that Goering had boasted that no-one would live to do this. His story is a remarkable blend of deductive enterprise and courage. “Wonderful . . . This book was fascinating from start to finish. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Anyone with an interest in this field of warfare will find this book invaluable.” —Stand Easy
Secret Naval Investigator
Author: F. Ashe Lincoln
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1526701219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
“[An] enthralling account of one of the least told important stories of WWII”: the role of the Department of Torpedoes and Mines Investigation Section (Firetrench). In the lead-up to the Second World War, Ashe Lincoln, a junior barrister, had enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant. On the outbreak of war, he became determined to serve at sea and was posted to minelayers. But a mysterious midnight summons sent him hurrying from his ship to the Admiralty in London and a top-secret conference presided over by Winston Churchill. Ashe Lincoln soon found himself pitting his wits against brilliantly skillful German scientists and technicians. These were the men Hitler had entrusted to devise secret underwater weapons sea mines and torpedoes of new and often unsuspected types to destroy Britain’s seapower and starve its population into surrender. The part that Ashe Lincoln played in this battle had been decided upon because he was a naval officer who combined legal training with a specialist knowledge in this particular aspect of naval warfare. In time, Lincoln became a key figure in a small group in the Admiralty whose exploits have been almost forgotten. He found himself in extraordinary situations, including crouching on a bleak Scottish hillside dealing with the first parachute mine knowing that Goering had boasted that no-one would live to do this. His story is a remarkable blend of deductive enterprise and courage. “Wonderful . . . This book was fascinating from start to finish. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Anyone with an interest in this field of warfare will find this book invaluable.” —Stand Easy
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1526701219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
“[An] enthralling account of one of the least told important stories of WWII”: the role of the Department of Torpedoes and Mines Investigation Section (Firetrench). In the lead-up to the Second World War, Ashe Lincoln, a junior barrister, had enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant. On the outbreak of war, he became determined to serve at sea and was posted to minelayers. But a mysterious midnight summons sent him hurrying from his ship to the Admiralty in London and a top-secret conference presided over by Winston Churchill. Ashe Lincoln soon found himself pitting his wits against brilliantly skillful German scientists and technicians. These were the men Hitler had entrusted to devise secret underwater weapons sea mines and torpedoes of new and often unsuspected types to destroy Britain’s seapower and starve its population into surrender. The part that Ashe Lincoln played in this battle had been decided upon because he was a naval officer who combined legal training with a specialist knowledge in this particular aspect of naval warfare. In time, Lincoln became a key figure in a small group in the Admiralty whose exploits have been almost forgotten. He found himself in extraordinary situations, including crouching on a bleak Scottish hillside dealing with the first parachute mine knowing that Goering had boasted that no-one would live to do this. His story is a remarkable blend of deductive enterprise and courage. “Wonderful . . . This book was fascinating from start to finish. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Anyone with an interest in this field of warfare will find this book invaluable.” —Stand Easy
Secret Naval Investigation. [With Plates, Including a Portrait.].
Author: Fredman Ashe LINCOLN
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Naval Investigation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 1712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 1712
Book Description
Naval Investigation, Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Naval Affairs, United States Senate, 66th Congress, 2d Session, 1921
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Special Agent, Vietnam
Author: Douglass H. Hubbard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Spies, murder, and mayhem in Vietnam
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Spies, murder, and mayhem in Vietnam
Strange Intelligence
Author: Hector Charles Bywater
Publisher: London : Constable
ISBN:
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: London : Constable
ISBN:
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Investigation of the Naval Defense Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
Book Description
Arming the Fleet Highlights
Author: Wallace T. Martin
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160921600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Arming The Fleet (ATF) Highlights includes very current and basic information on the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and is 159 pages in ePub file format (76 pages in print) versus the larger comprehensive book which contains 402 pages in ePub file format (208 pages in print) and covers historical accomplishments from 1943 to today. All data contained in the smaller Highlights is included in the larger book.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160921600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Arming The Fleet (ATF) Highlights includes very current and basic information on the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and is 159 pages in ePub file format (76 pages in print) versus the larger comprehensive book which contains 402 pages in ePub file format (208 pages in print) and covers historical accomplishments from 1943 to today. All data contained in the smaller Highlights is included in the larger book.
Hearings on Investigation of National Defense Establishment
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee No. 6
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1166
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1166
Book Description
Naval Military Personnel Manual
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description