Beneath the Restless Wave: Memoirs of a Cold War Submariner

By Edward Couzens-Lake and Tony Beasley

Tony Beasley joined the Royal Navy as a teenager in 1946. This biography recalls the adventures he had during his time in the Navy, from training and specialization as a telegraphist to being unexpectedly sent to work on submarines. He describes what it was like to work on a submarine during the Cold War, and describes the patrols and missions he was involved in, in particular when the submarine he was serving on was sent to the Barents Sea to undertake covert operations, namely to spy on the Soviet Fleet. Before this mission the crew of the submarine was advised that if anything went wrong it 'never happened.' Needless to say it did go wrong. Tony emerged a hero, but a hero who wasn't allowed to tell anyone where he had been or what he had done. Now in his eighties, Tony finally gets to tell his story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Casemate
• Release date: Feb 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781612008417

Edward Couzens-Lake

Norfolk-born and proudly soEdward Couzens-Lake threw off the corporate shackles in 2010 in order to become a full-time writer. Never Mind The Canaries 2 is his sixth book about Norwich City Football Club, a literary commitment to the Canaries that also includes a regular feature in the club’s matchday programme and his stint as question master and researcher for Canary Mastermind, a popular feature on BBC Radio Norfolk’s McVeigh and Butler show.