On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service by Thompson, Eric (Commodore Royal Navy) - 2018

Oxford: Casemate, 2018. an As New copy in an As New dustjacket. xiii + 265 pages. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, the Lord Boyce. During the Cold WAr, nuclear submarines performed the greatest public sevice of all: prevention of a third world war. History shows that they succeeded, the Cold War ended peacefully, but for security reasons, only now can the story be told. Commodore Eric Thompson is a career nuclear submarine officer who served from the first days of the Polaris missile boats until after the end of the Cold War. In this vivid personal account of the submarine operations he reveals what itwas like to literally to have your finger on the nuclear button. In his journey he leads the reader through top-secret submarine patrols, hush-hush scientific trials, underwater weapon developments, and public relations battles with nuclear protesters, arm-wrestling with politicians, the procedures needed for a nuclear weapon to be fired, and how the Prime Minister informs the submarine they are to do so. 23. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.