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Submariners
The Senior Service has, for a hundred years, had submarines. Originally thought to be Un-English, submarines helped us win two World Wars and have played a great part in Britain's nuclear deterrent for the past thirty years. Originally some of the small subs had crews of less than ten men, unlike today's nuclear behemoths with crews of almost one hundred. Submariners are a breed apart; ask any submariner and they'll tell you they think and act differently from the regular navy. Submariners is the story of the submarine service in the words of the men involved.
We Come Unseen
We Come Unseen, first published in 2001, follows the careers of six Royal Navy submariners from their graduation from Dartmouth's Britannia Royal Naval College in 1963, just after the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Between these dates, it seemed that nuclear war was never far away - and Jim Ring explains not only the nuclear threat and its beginnings in the last days of the Second World War, but why the Polaris and Trident submarines ('capable of inflicting the damage of the bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki many times over'), and their accompanying attack submarines, were critical to avoiding war. Alongside a gripping narrative of the Cold War game of hide-and-seek played out under the waves of the northern seas, Ring gives an account of the history of submarine warfare from its earliest, pre-nuclear days to the 1982 combat in the Falklands.'A welcome acknowledgement of one of the Cold War's little-known aspects.' Alan Judd, Sunday Telegraph'An extraordinary story . . . one of the most significant naval books of the year.' Ship's Telegraph'A remarkable story.' Navy News
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The Submariners
John Winton, a retired Royal Navy officer, p resents a selection of personal accounts covering the Royal Navy submarine service, from the first Holland boats of 1901 to the giant Trident nuclear submarines of today. '
Damned Un-English Sailors
Presents a social history charting the first half-century of the development of the Royal Navy Submarine Service. This title portrays their lives ashore and afloat in war and in peace. From the selection and training of its officers and men to daily life aboard His Majesty's Submarines, it sheds light on the aspects of British naval history.
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The Submariners
'The entire span of British submarine history has been carefully recorded here: the tragedies in both peace and war ... the successes too.' - Geoffrey Moorhouse, Daily Telegraph 'This is a unique picture of life in Britain's submarines... Naval enthusiasts will find some of the detailed personal accounts quite unforgettable.' - Warship World 'An immensely readable book.' - Lloyd's List 'An excellent collection of firsthand accounts of service in British submarines' - Robert Guttman, historynet.com British submarines played a vital part in naval warfare between 1901 and 1999, from the first Holland boats through to the giant Trident nuclear vessels. This selection of personal accounts of life...
A Submariner's Story
After six years in the Royal Navy, Joel Blamey was conscripted into Britain's submarine service in 1926, aged 22. He went on to serve an unprecedented 28 years as a submariner, surviving peacetime accidents and World War II. At the age of 50, Joe returned to general service. He served on several submarines and survived several accidents, such as hitting an underwater pinnacle in Sidon and a collision in Seahorse, from which he was transferred before it was lost to enemy action.
Submariners
Examines the careers available to scientists, military, and civilian personnel working on submarines, discussing the necessary education, training, and on-the-job duties.
