life, he was able to see Richard Briers play him in a TV play about PQ 17. Libel case In 1968, David Irving published a controversial book about PQ 17. It concentrated on Allied blunders and shortcomings, alleging that Broome's decision to withdraw his destroyers was the primary cause of the disaster to the convoy. Broome mounted a libel action to defend his reputation. He was successful, winning £40,000 in damages and securing the withdrawal of all copies of the offending book from circulation (it has since been republished, with corrections.) The damages payment (donated by Broome to charity) was the highest paid in legal history until Jeffrey Archer's controversial action against the Daily Star newspaper. Published works Make a Signal, Putnam, 1955 Make a Signal, Putnam, 1961. McTuff at the top, Putnam, 1961. Convoy is to Scatter (autobiographical work), William Kimber, 1972, Make Another Signal, William Kimber, 1973, Services Wrendered, William Kimber, 1974, Footnotes External links The Papers of Jackie Broome at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge The life & times of Captain Jack Broome DSC 1901 births 1985 deaths Military personnel from Seattle Royal Navy officers of World War II Royal Navy submarine commanders Royal Navy officers Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Navy officers of World War I