Twelve Seconds To Live

Mines are impartial killers and present a lethal challenge to volunteers in theSpecial Countermeasures of the Royal Navy. These brave lonely men either havesome... » 

Mines are impartial killers and present a lethal challenge to volunteers in theSpecial Countermeasures of the Royal Navy. These brave lonely men either havesomething to prove or nothing left to lose. Meet LieutenantCommander DavidMasters haunted unrelentingly by a split second glimpse of the mine thatdestroyed his first and only command H M Submarine Tornado. He now defusesthe treacherous beast on land and teaches the same deadly science to otherswho too often die in the attempt. Lieutenant Chris Foley minelaying off anenemy coast in ML366 rolls on an uneasy sea with a release bracket sheared anda liemine jammed listening to the menacing growl of approaching Eboats. AndSubLieutenant Michael Lincoln whos been hailed as a hero dreads beingexposed as a coward even more than he dreads the unexpected boobytrap or thegentle whirr of the activated fuse marking the last twelve seconds of hislife. «