Description
Product ID: | 9780571290338 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Secrets of the Conqueror |
Subtitle: | The Untold Story of Britain's Most Famous Submarine |
Authors: | Author: Stuart Prebble |
Page Count: | 288 |
Subjects: | History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Naval forces and warfare, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Naval forces & warfare, Falklands |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This story, buried under layers of official secrecy for three decades, is one of Britain's great military success stories and can now finally be told. HMS Conqueror is Britain''s most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror''s sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. |
Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2013-05-02 |