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Anthony Babb BEM

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Tony served for 23 years in the Royal Navy as a weapons systems engineer and is a 1982 Falkland’s veteran.
The award of the British Empire Medal in the 1988 New Year’s Honours List for services to the Royal Navy was the pinnacle of his career.
His seagoing service saw him on 6 different warships including HMS Sheffield.
Captains of note were Admiral Sandy Woodward, who commanded the Falklands Task Force, and Captain Sam Salt who commanded the Sheffield when she was so tragically sunk.

His stories about life in the Royal Navy use many of his own photographs, along with memories from a varied career, to give a personal insight into the Royal Navy.
These include details about the loss of HMS Sheffield, Captain Salt’s return to the Falklands on HMS ...more

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	U-BOAT ENIGMAS: Royal Navy Salvage & Secrecy in WW1. 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Animals of WW1: for Animal Lovers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Argentina: Falklands Museum, Rattenbach Report & Memorials 2020 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruising & Wildlife 1: South America inc. Falklands it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruising & Wildlife 2: North Atlantic. Irish Sea, Norway, Svalbard, Iceland & Greenland. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Cruising & Wildlife 2: North Atlantic, Irish Sea, Norway, Svalbard, Iceland & Greenland. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruising & Wildlife 3A: UK to Australia via Panama Canal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruising & Wildlife 3B: Australia to UK via South Africa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The National Archives

Much of my research into this book was done using The National Archives in Kew.
Recent correspondence with researchers working there has established that they did not know that they held the original Radio Codebook from the U-boat UC-44.
This means I am the only person to link Room 40 to the salvage work of the Royal Navy, this makes my book unique.
Room 40 was naval intelligence in WW1, their work i Read more of this blog post »

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Anthony BEM rated a book it was amazing Cruising & Wildlife 4: Flying Fish reference & Flying Squid by Mr Anthony Babb BEM	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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