Shaun Lewis
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...
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Shaun Lewis
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 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...
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Shaun Lewis
- Feb 15, 2019
- 1 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...
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Shaun Lewis
- Dec 16, 2017
- 2 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...
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