Description
As a restless and adventurous eighteen-year-old, Richard Humphreys joined the Royal Navy submarine service. For five years during the Cold War, he served on the nuclear sub HMS Resolution. Nothing could have prepared him for life beneath the waves. He existed in a world without natural light, surrounded by 140 other men, all eating the same food, breathing the same air, smelling the same putrid smells and surviving together in some of the most forbidding conditions imaginable.
Based on Humphreys' firsthand experience, Under Pressure is the candid, visceral and incredibly entertaining account of what it's like to live, work, sleep and eat--and stay sane--in one of the most extreme man-made environments on the planet.
Product Details
| Publisher | Hanover Square Press |
| Publish Date | June 02, 2020 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781335996244 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches | 0.8 pounds |
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Reviews
"An utterly fascinating and wonderfully detailed insight into the hidden - and frequently disorientating and claustrophobic - world of the modern submariner, this richly compelling and hugely entertaining memoir brilliantly conveys the tension, huge responsibility, culture and, of course, humour, of being a crewman on the nuclear deterrent." --James Holland, author of Normandy `44: D-Day and the Battle for France
"One of the finest memoirs published in recent years." -Dan Jones, bestselling author of The Plantagenets
"For the vast majority of people who will never experience life in a submarine, Humphreys's work delivers an engaging glimpse into what they're missing out on." -Library Journal
"A visceral trip under water."
-The Spectator (UK)
"[Humphreys'] account is fascinating and eye-opening. It reveals submariners such as him as unsung warriors, front-line fighters in a bizarre war of silent menace that anyone outside the tight-knit community can barely comprehend."
-The Daily Mail (UK)
"In geopolitical terms Humphreys really picked his moment... He captures the details of this eerie, constrained existence so well."
-The Times (UK)
"A vivid no holds barred account of life on a Polaris nuclear sub during the Cold War."
-Cold War Conversations (UK)
"Readers will enjoy an expert account of nuclear submarine technology, operation, command structure, and culture." -Kirkus Reviews
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