Book read: The Silent Deep by Peter Hennessy and James Jinks

Film: Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/

Just about worth all the hype.  A thought provoking film about an encounter with aliens visiting earth and a linguist trying to communicate with them.  All this is interwoven with sub plots concerning time and personal relationships.

Royal Navy retire Harpoon

Interesting article on the retirement of Harpoon from the Navy.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/11/royal-navy-retiring-anti-ship-missiles/

And covered by The Register:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/royal_navy_harpoon_missile_2018_withdrawal_no_replacement/

Book read: The Battle of the Atlantic by Jonathan Dimbleby

An excellent book that put the battle of the Atlantic in historical perspective with the rest of the war.