The reviewed book builds HMS Turbulent's story from crew letters, official records, Ultra intelligence, parliamentary material, and later wreck searches. Its biographical centre is commander John Wallace Linton, whose service moved through several submarines, the Far East, the Mediterranean, and a gunnery-training appointment in Iron Duke. Awards for successful patrols show the skill and persistence behind Turbulent's record. The vessel's eventual loss gives the book its larger lesson: experience and good decisions reduce risk at sea but never abolish it.
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HMS Turbulent combines patrol history with a commander's career
Follow a source-rich submarine history through John Linton's training, Mediterranean commands, decorations, and final patrol.