The Silent Deep

Dr James Jinks is a historian and author. He is co-author, with Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, of The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 (Allen Lane, Penguin, 2016), and author of A Very British Bomb: A History of the United Kingdom as a Nuclear Power (Allen Lane, Penguin). He is now at work on the authorized biography of Admiral Sir John ‘Sandy’ Woodward, GBE, KCB, The Last Fighting Admiral: The Life and Times of Admiral Sir John ‘Sandy’ Woodward, GBE, KCB (Allen Lane, Penguin). He has previously worked for the Cabinet Office, and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.

Peter Hennessy reported Whitehall for ten years, mainly for The Times, The Economist and the Financial Times. He is Professor of Contemporary History, at the University of London, and is married with two daughters. His most recent book is The Prime Minister (2000).