#Room40

Shaun Lewis

Oct 23, 20192 min

An unsung hero of WW1 - Fleet Paymaster Charles John Ehrhardt Rotter

One of the first acts by the Royal Navy during WW1was to have the German underwater telegraphic cables cut in the North Sea, thus denying...

Shaun Lewis

Mar 25, 20192 min

How did the German light cruiser, SMS Magdeburg, help Britain win WW1?

Who would have thought that a torpedo test ship would have such an impact on the conduct of the First World War? On 2 August 1914, the...

Shaun Lewis

Feb 15, 20191 min

When was the centenary of the formation of GCHQ?

Yesterday, HM the Queen marked the start of GCHQ's centenary celebrations. In 1919, the Royal Navy's Room 40, of which I write in my...

Shaun Lewis

Dec 16, 20172 min

THE RUSSIAN THREAT TO OUR UNDERSEA CABLES – BRITAIN HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE

It is being reported by the Media that the Russians have a ship, the Yantar, capable of severing Britain’s underwater communications...