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The Admiralty Regrets: The Story of His Majesty’s Submarine Thetis and Thunderbolt

Author(s):

Warren, C E T and Benson, James

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

1st Impression

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

George G Harrap

Publication Year:

1958

Publication Place:

London, UK

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

033460

Catalogue(s):

Travel, Exploration and Topography ◇ War, Military History and Weapons

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First edition, first printing. 224pp, black and white plate illustrations. Green publisher’s cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. Technical drawings of the submarine on endpapers. 8vo. Cloth worn, a little rippled in places, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Text block edges toned and spotted. Previous owner’s name neatly inked on front free endpaper. Hint of spotting on endpapers else internally neat and clean.

A study of the sinking of the submarine HMS Thetis in Liverpool Bay during sea trials in 1939, with the loss of 99 lives. The submarine was salvages, repaired and renamed Thunderbolt, serving during the second world war until she was sunk again in the Mediterranean Sea in March 1943, with the loss of all hands.

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