Diver: A Royal Navy and Commercial Diver's Journey Through Life, and Around the

Description: Diver by Tony Groom Diver is an honest, moving and sometimes hilarious account of a hair-raisingly exciting career, both in the Royal Navy and in commercial deep-sea diving-training the most unlikely of raw recruits ... handling unexploded bombs while under air attack ... living for months in a p... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Diver is an honest, moving and sometimes hilarious account of a hair-raisingly exciting career, both in the Royal Navy and in commercial deep-sea diving—training the most unlikely of raw recruits ... handling unexploded bombs while under air attack ... living for months in a pressurized bottle with a voice like Donald Duck ... commuting to work through a hole in the floor in the freezing, black depths of the North Sea. Author Biography Tony Groom joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, determined to become a diver. As a member of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team, he found himself diving for mines, dealing with unexploded bombs and being shot at in the Falklands War. He left the Navy in 1985 and has since traveled the world as a commercial diver. Review Anyone who has ever been affiliated with a military underwater demolition team or had the desire to enlist in one will not be able to put down Diver by Tony Groom. . . . Much of his first-person narrative is a candid look at adventures, relationships, personal triumphs and failures of a man whose job is to install or defuse explosives in cold dark waters. It demands nerves of steel, since one slight error would be the last error. * Northeast Dive News *Diver is the story of Tony Groom, a man who enlisted at the age of seventeen to become a diver for the Royal Navy. Serving countless years under extremely dangerous conditions, he speaks on his past career and his current career as a commercial diver.A tale of a man who truly loves what he does when no one else would think of doing it, Diver is an enthusiastically recommended tale. * Bookwatch *Wide-ranging, illuminating and sympathetic ... This tale fills a massive gap and is long overdue. -- Commodore Michael C. ClappThe Royal Navy Clearance Divers, not the SAS, are the British mystery unit of the Falklands War. -- Major General Julian ThompsonEpitomises the esprit de corps of the Royal Navys Clearance Diving branch, as well as the close-knit camaraderie of the commercial offshore diver. -- Mick Fellows Long Description Diver is an honest, moving and sometimes hilarious account of a hair-raisingly exciting career, both in the Royal Navy and in commercial deep-sea diving--training the most unlikely of raw recruits ... handling unexploded bombs while under air attack ... living for months in a pressurized bottle with a voice like Donald Duck ... commuting to work through a hole in the floor in the freezing, black depths of the North Sea. Review Quote Wide-ranging, illuminating and sympathetic ... This tale fills a massive gap and is long overdue. Details ISBN1574092693 Author Tony Groom Short Title DIVER Language English ISBN-10 1574092693 ISBN-13 9781574092691 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 DEWEY B Imprint Sheridan House Subtitle A Royal Navy and Commercial Divers Journey Through Life, and Around the World Country of Publication United States Residence GB Place of Publication Lanham DOI 10.1604/9781574092691 AU Release Date 2008-04-01 NZ Release Date 2008-04-01 UK Release Date 2008-04-01 Pages 352 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Illustrations 55 Halftones, black and white Audience General Publication Date 2008-04-14 US Release Date 2008-04-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137155100;

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