DIVING STATIONS

by
Peter Dornan

First published 2010 by Pen & Sword Maritime, Barnsley, Yorkshire

ISBN 1 84884321 9

CONDITION
Black cloth hard bound book with gilt lettering to spine in FINE (as new) condition. Whole dust wrapper in at least NEAR FINE condition.

Jacket blurbs

Diving Stations is the inspiring story of Captain George Hunt's career. Like his forebears he was born in Scotland and spent his early years in Uganda. Then educated in Glasgow he was determined to join the Royal 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 hundreds 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 Flotillas'.

After the War George continued his distinguished naval career becoming Senior Naval Officer West Indies (SNOWI). He emigrated to Australia where he lives today.

For a superb and thrilling account of a submariner's war, Diving Stations is unlikely to be surpassed.

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THE AUTHOR

For 44 years PETER DORNAN has been a physiotherapist in the fields of sports medicine, manipulative therapy and men's health, working with many international sporting teams, including the Queensland rugby team, the Wallabies, Kangaroos and the Australian cricket team. For his achievements, he was awarded the Commemorative 2000 Australian Sports Medal.

In 1997, Peter created a forum for men and their partners to gain support and be better informed in matters relating to prostate cancer. Peter has also been freelance writing for many years and has written two books on sporting injuries, one on prostate cancer and three military books, (The Silent Men, an account of the Kokoda Track Campaign, Nicky Barr, an Australian Air Ace and The Last Man Standing, an account of the Tobruk and El Alamein Campaigns). In 2002, Peter was appointed as a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM).

Peter is married to Dimity Dornan (AM), a speech pathologist, who is the Founder and Director of 'Hear and Say', a worldwide charity which teaches deaf babies to speak. They have two adult children, Melissa and Roderick.