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Official Royal Navy definition: HUNTER KILLER: a submarine designed to pursue and attack enemy submarines and surface ships using torpedoes.

HUNTER KILLERS follows the careers of four daring British submarine captains who risked their lives during the Cold War to keep the rest of us safe, their exploits consigned to the shadows until now. Their experiences encompass the span of the Cold War, from voyages in WW2-era submarines under Arctic ice to nuclear-powered espionage missions in Soviet-dominated seas. There are dangerous encounters with Russian spy ships in UK waters and, finally as the communist facade begins to crack, they hold the line against the Kremlin’s oceanic might, playing a leading role in bringing down the Berlin Wall. It is the first time they have spoken out about their covert lives in the submarine service.

This is the dramatic untold story of Britain’s most secret service.

Reviews

• An exciting, thought-provoking and very instructive book, most strongly recommended (SCUTTLEBUTT)

• Ballantyne has written an excellent book, presenting many exciting and never before told stories from British submariners who served during the Cold War…it is surely one of the most enthralling of Cold War submarine thrillers. (Cem Devrim Yaylali WARSHIPS INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW)

• Ballantyne has persuaded former submarine captains to share not only their stories about life aboard what German wartime submariners called “iron coffins”, but also some of the largely unknown details of their deployment, including their crucial role in the Cold War. (DAILY EXPRESS)

• I’ve found no other book that delves so comprehensively into the underwater battle space during those tense years. (Julian Stockwin Author of The Kydd Series)

• Ballantyne has written an excellent book, presenting many exciting and never before told stories from British submariners who served during the Cold War…it is surely one of the most enthralling of Cold War submarine thrillers. (Cem Devrim Yaylali Warships International Fleet Review)

• Ballantyne has persuaded former submarine captains to share not only their stories about life aboard what German wartime submariners called “iron coffins”, but also some of the largely unknown details of their deployment, including their crucial role in the Cold War. (Daily Express)

Iain Ballantyne has written extensively about navies past and present. A former newspaper defence reporter and current editor of the global naval news magazine ‘WARSHIPS International Fleet Review’, Iain has sailed in minefields off war-torn Kuwait, witnessed embargo enforcement in the Adriatic, and reported on naval operations in the Arctic and counter-terrorism sweeps in the Mediterranean. He has contributed to national and regional newspapers, international magazines, as well as to television news, documentary programmes, podcasts and radio shows. While working for a London-based multi-media production company, Iain played a pivotal role in creating training films and corporate communication projects for the Royal Navy. In 2017, Iain was presented with a prestigious Fellowship Award by the UK’s Maritime Foundation for making ‘a truly outstanding contribution to stimulating public engagement in maritime issues’. Iain’s books include ‘Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom’ (Agora) ‘The Deadly Trade’ (Weidenfeld and Nicolson), ‘Arnhem: Ten Days in the Cauldron’ (also for Agora) and ‘Hunter Killers’ (Orion), plus ‘Killing the Bismarck’, ‘HMS Rodney’ and ‘Warspite’ (for Pen & Sword).