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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Ellie for reading and commenting on the text of this book and for all her help and support. I would also like to thank my colleagues at the Naval Historical Branch, and Stephen McLaughlin for supplying hard-to-find copies of Russian-language journals. The views and opinions expressed in this book are those of the author and should not be taken to represent those of Her Majesty’s Government, MOD, HM Armed Forces or any government agency.