Thomas E. Lightburn

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Thomas E. Lightburn served twenty-two years in the medical branch of the Royal Navy, reaching the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He left the service in 1974 and obtained a Bachelors (Hons) degree at Liverpool University. After teaching for sixteen years, he volunteered for early retirement. He then began writing for The Wirral Journal and The Sea Breezes, a worldwide nautical magazine. He interviewed the late Ian Fraser, VC, ex-Lieutenant RN, and wrote an account of how he and his crew crippled the Japanese cruiser, Takao, in Singapore.

Thomas is a widower and lives in Mersyside, pursuing his favourite hobbies of soccer, naval and military history, the theatre, art and travel.

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Battle Ensign

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Beyond the Call of Duty

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Triumph Over Fear

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Rendezvous with Fate

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The Summer of '39

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A Noble Chance

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The Dark Edge of the Sea

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The Ship That Would Not Die

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Mission Into Danger

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The Hidden Enemy

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