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Crash Dive: In Action with HMS "Safari", 1942-43 [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Arthur P. Dickison (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 212 pages
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (22 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750920890
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750920896
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,285,137 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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HMS "Safari" was one of the most successful British submarines of World War II. Between March 1942 and September 1943, she sailed some 31,312 nautical miles and spent 139 days submerged. During this time, she fought 59 actions against Axis shipping and sank 34 ships, totalling 85,000 tonnes. As the sub's Leading Telegraphist, Arthur Dickison had a privileged position in the crew. With access to all signals traffic and the navigation officer as his "boss", Arthur was afforded a unique insight into daily operations. Throughout 18 months of war patrols he kept a personal diary (strictly against the rules) of life aboard "Safari", recording daily events that ranged from the tedium of long sea passages to stalking enemy convoys; from crash dives to fighting it out with enemy shipping on the surface; from making submerged attacks with torpedoes to "sitting it out" on the sea bottom while depth charges rained down all around. Pervading all his diary entries is the underlying fear that both he and "Safari" might never see England again. The full range of the submariner's experience - and of human emotion - is here in this eyewitness account. Unusual in that it was written by a rating and not an officer, it also differs from other accounts due to Dickison writing down his thoughts at the time of the events he describes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AS relevant to the family this book is an excellent account., 17 Feb 2000
P.O.Dennis Leech (H.M.S. Safaris Chef) was my fatherinlaw but spoke very little of his experiences whilst being a submariner. Unfortunately he died on th 16th of September 1981 so this book is an invaluable piece of my wifes history and has made her very proud of him and the ships company indeed. After being demobbed from the R.N. he took a goverment retraining course and became a carpenter, a proffesion he stayed in until his death. Dennis's son Steven is now domiciled in Holland and is amazed by his exploits as he didn't realise what he had been through either. All credit to the author as this is a valuable piece of history and written from a particular perspective on the lower deck a view not often portrayed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Father, 28 Jun 2008
This was my Fathers last written book before he sadly passed away on 21st July 2007. He took 4 years to write this book with failing eyesight at the time of writing. Alas the last 7 years of his life were spent in darkeness. I want to thank the comment people are taking time to make on my Father's book. My mother has the original Diary that was mentioned and is a strong legacy to his time and trial in the Navy and the war. My Father was poorly treated in Wonford Hospital Exeter Devon, and as a result died. They took away a Dad to his three daughters and his loving wife of 66 years. We have his memories of his life in the war. He was given a sea burial in Portsmouth by the Royal Navy and lies near where the Safari went down, his last wishes. I hope that he rests in peace now. His Daughter Glen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The undersea war from a different perspective, 28 April 2009
I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, it being one of the few books on British submarine service in WWII written from a lower deck view. Mr. Dickison's diaries are recounted in almost a conversational style and at times I almost imagined myself sharing a 'tot' with Mr. Dickison as he recounted his adventures on HMS Safari to a spellbound audience. His tales of the short leaves ashore are just as engrossing as his stories of battle, and all in all it is a superb account of life in HM Submarines. WWII submarine warfare (of both sides) has long interested me and I am pleased to add this book to my collection.
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