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Horse Under Water is Len Deighton's second novel about an unnamed British intelligence officer, published in 1963. The story centers on an operation to recover material from a German Type XXI U-boat sunk off the Portuguese coast near the end of the Second World War. It combines espionage, investigation, and wartime secrets, and continues Deighton's use of an observant, anonymous professional protagonist rather than a named heroic spy.
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Who wrote Horse Under Water?
Horse Under Water was written by Len Deighton and published in 1963. It is the second novel featuring his unnamed British intelligence officer.
What is the submarine mission in Horse Under Water?
The plot follows an operation to recover material from a German Type XXI U-boat. The submarine was sunk off the Portuguese coast near the end of the Second World War.
What type of submarine appears in Horse Under Water?
The story centers on a German Type XXI U-boat. That real submarine class was associated with late-Second-World-War German naval technology.
Is Horse Under Water part of a spy-novel series?
Yes, it is the second novel about Len Deighton's unnamed British intelligence officer. The 1963 story combines espionage with an underwater recovery operation off Portugal.
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