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Diving Stations is the inspiring story of Captain George Hunt s career. Born in Uganda and then educated in Glasgow he was determined to join the Navy and at 13 years old he entered HMS Conway. His pre-war years saw him serving worldwide. In 1939, on the outbreak of war he was already serving in submarines. Over the next six years he was rammed twice, sunk once and had hundred of depth charges dropped around him. He gave more than he got! While in command of the Unity Class Submarine Ultor, mainly in the Mediterranean he and his crew accounted for an astonishing 20 enemy vessels sunk by torpedo and 8 by gunfire as well as damaging another 4 ships. His fifteenth mission was described by the Admiralty as unsurpassed in the Annals of the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla . After the War George continued his distinguished naval career becoming Senior Naval Officer West Indies (SNOWI). He emigrated to Australia where he lives today.
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Peter Dornan is a freelance writer on military and medical matters. For his work as a Sports physiotherapist with many international teams (the Wallabies and Australian Cricket Team) he was awarded the Commemorative 2000 Australian Sports Medal. In 2002 he was appointed as a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is Peter Dornan's 4th book and his best by far. "Diving Stations" is a seriously good read. The book is not overloaded with technical details which is a tendency in naval books about WW2 these days. It tells of the journey of a boy to the Captain of the British Submarine Ultor. The book is easy to read and very hard to put down as so much is happening. This book had me in when I read the prologue. I immediately wanted to skip the chapters (I did) to find out what happened next.
The author also gives a good lateral view of what is happening in WW2 around the operations of the Ultor which makes the story more fascinating.
George Hunt was a great leader of men - he must have been to be as successful as he was. To find out how successful you must read the book.
You will not be disappointed if you purchase this book.
The author also gives a good lateral view of what is happening in WW2 around the operations of the Ultor which makes the story more fascinating.
George Hunt was a great leader of men - he must have been to be as successful as he was. To find out how successful you must read the book.
You will not be disappointed if you purchase this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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It was tremendous to read about one of the Royal Navy's submarine commanders in the second world war.This tells the story in a laid back style which allows one to make an assessment of the contribution that Captain Hunt made. His courage and his success in the confined waters of the Mediterranean make this a very worthy biography of a RN hero!
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