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Man overboard

Tim Binding

2005244 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Picador · 244 pages · ENGISBN 9780330487474
  • 2005W.F. Howes · 362 pages · ENGISBN 9781845058050
  • 2006Pan Macmillan · 250 pagesISBN 9780330487481
  • 2013Picador USAISBN 9781447255963

Lionel 'Buster' Crabb became renowned during the Second World War for his amazing feats of underwater daring. Then, in 1956, during a visit to Britain by Nikita Khrushchev, who had arrived by ship, Commander Crabb disappeared. Some thought he had perished while attempting to inspect the Soviet vessel; others that he had been kidnapped and forced to work for the USSR. The truth remains unknown to this day. It is the story of a man who has made deep personal sacrifices for the sake of higher ideals and who must, towards the end of his days, measure their meaning and their worth.

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