On Her Majesty's Nuclear Submarine Service (162)
Listen now
Description
Commodore Eric Thompson MBE served from the first days of the Polaris missile boats until after the end of the Cold War.
More Episodes
Tilo offers an engaging and personal account of growing up in East Berlin before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He begins by describing his early childhood in a rundown building in Prenzlauer Berg before moving to a new prefab neighbourhood in Lichtenberg. Tilo’s grandfather on his mother’s side...
Published 05/03/24
Bill Woodman is a former US Navy nuclear missile submarine commander, who shares his rich experiences from joining the US Naval Academy in 1964 to commanding two SSBN submarines, the USS James Monroe and the USS Alabama during the Cold War. Bill opens up about his initial aspirations, rigorous...
Published 04/26/24
Published 04/26/24