Under Pressure

Cod : 9780008313050

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Based on the first-hand experiences of a man who served on a submarine during the Cold War, Under Pressure is the shockingly candid, visceral, droll and incredibly entertaining account of what it's like to live in one of the most extreme man-made environments in the world. Richard Humphreys did not grow up near the sea, but in the heart of Britain. Attempting to join the Foreign Legion at just 17 years old, leaving for Marseille little to his parents' knowledge, it was an unexpected epiphany which told him that a career under the sea was for him. He ended up serving in the Royal Navy submarine service for over 5 years from 1985-1990, at the end of the Cold War when skirmishes with Russian subs were still frequent. Underwater, hidden away from the eyes of the world's media, was where the Cold War was at its hottest. This thrilling book depicts the astounding circumstances of someone who finds themselves living in deep underwater. It is not written from a military point of view, although some of that will of course come into it, but it rather concentrates on how it feels to live in this extreme environment - a world without natural light, surrounded by 140 other men, eating the same food, breathing the same air, smelling the same putrid smells, surviving together in some of the most forbidding conditions imaginable. It is a book which takes its cues from the likes of Scott Kelly's Endurance and Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenacker, both New York Times bestsellers, which shine light on hitherto unexplored professions and allow readers glimpses into worlds they would otherwise never experience. Covering the disorientation of never knowing your exact location, the claustrophobia of bunking with 140 other men in a 430ft x 33ft steel tube for months at a time, and the effort needed to stay calm in an environment which offers no space or natural light,Under Pressureis an honest and gritty portrayal of one of the most unique ways of living known today.

Specificatii

Anul publicarii	2019
ISBN	9780008313050
Format coperta	Cartonata
Numar pagini	320
Limba	Englezã
Domeniul	Biography & Autobiography
Autor	Richard Humphreys
De aceeasi editura	HarperCollins Publishers Limited
DS	D/1#BR/1
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9780008313050
Dimensiuni	Height: 8.74014 Inches, Length: 5.55117 Inches, Weight: 0.9259415004 Pounds, Width: 1.1811 Inches