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Twelve Seconds To Live

by Douglas Reeman

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Publisher Comments:

Mines are impartial killers and present a lethal challenge to volunteers in the Special Countermeasures of the Royal Navy. These brave, lonely men either have something to prove, or nothing left to lose. Meet Lieutenant-Commander, David Masters — haunted unrelentingly by a split second glimpse of the mine that destroyed his first and only command, H M Submarine, Tornado. He now defuses the treacherous 'beast' on land, and teaches the same deadly science to others who too often die in the attempt. Lieutenant Chris Foley, mine-laying off an enemy coast in ML366, rolls on an uneasy sea with a release bracket sheared and a lie-mine jammed, listening to the menacing growl of approaching E-boats. And Sub-Lieutenant, Michael Lincoln, who's been hailed as a hero, dreads being exposed as a coward even more than he dreads the unexpected booby-trap, or the gentle whirr of the activated fuse — marking the last twelve seconds of his life.

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This thrilling World War II novel is the latest in Douglas Reeman's epic collection of twentieth-century naval fiction.

Synopsis:

The mine is an impartial killer, and defusing it requires steady nerves, steady hands, and an intrepid flirtation with death. Haunted by the mine that destroyed his first command, H.M. Submarine Tornado, Lieutenant-Commander David Masters now defuses mines on land and teaches the same deadly science to others.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781590130445
Author:
Reeman, Douglas
Publisher:
McBooks Press
Location:
Ithaca, NY
Subject:
General
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
War
Subject:
Sea & Ocean
Subject:
Sea stories
Subject:
War stories
Subject:
World War, 19
Subject:
Mines
Subject:
War & Military
Series:
Modern Naval Fiction Library
Series Volume:
2001]
Publication Date:
May 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
8.24x5.26x1.00 in. .95 lbs.

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