Ultimatum

by Antony Trew

On a wintry November morning, both the Prime Minister and the U.S. Ambassador receive an appalling ultimatum—a nuclear device, concealed somewhere in London, will be detonated within 72 hours unless the British and United States governments accede unequivocally to the demand for an independent Palestine. With chilling plausibility, Antony Trew describes how a group of ultra-militant terrorists hijack a nuclear warhead, smuggle it into London, issue the ultimatum, and so trigger off a macabre treasure hunt which has the lives of hundreds of thousands of Londoners at stake.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1976

About the author

Antony (Francis) Trew was a South African naval officer and writer. In World War II he served with the South African and Royal Navies in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Western Approaches. As such he was in command of the escort destroyer HMS Walker. He also served on the Arctic Convoys and was awarded the DSC (Distinguished Service Cross). After World War II he resumed his work with the AA (Automobile Association) of South Africa as Director General.

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