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 prewar 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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Wrong edition for meBy Lionel D. YoustThe Letters of Private Wheeler is the classic account by an enlisted man in the Napoleanic wars. I first read it in a beat-up ex-library edition back in 1961 and reading it is a not to be forgotten experience. I needed it again and made the mistake of ordering this edition; called "Private Wheeler." It has no introduction; no annotations of any kind; so if you are not pretty well clued in about the many obscure maneuvers of the 51st Light Infantry during the Peninsular War; you are likely to get lost. I cannot recommend the text too highly; but I would suggest you get the edition edited by B. H. Liddell Hart. He is the ultimate in editors for this sort of thing and I wish I had got it instead. I think it is out of print; but available.
