Author: John Bevan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Infernal Diver
Author: John Bevan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Historical Diver
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Diving Into Darkness
Author: Phillip Finch
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312383947
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312383947
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.
Technical Diving from the Bottom Up
Author: Kevin Gurr
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 1904381200
Category : Scuba diving
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
'Technical Diving From The Bottom Up' is a guide to both 'would be' and experienced technical divers. Covering a range of topics, it is designed to guide the reader through the basics such as physiology and equipment configuration, before moving onto deep mixed gas decompression diving and the use of rebreathers.
Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 1904381200
Category : Scuba diving
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
'Technical Diving From The Bottom Up' is a guide to both 'would be' and experienced technical divers. Covering a range of topics, it is designed to guide the reader through the basics such as physiology and equipment configuration, before moving onto deep mixed gas decompression diving and the use of rebreathers.
Catastrophe at Spithead
Author: Hilary L Rubinstein
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1526765020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, a much-voyaged veteran and outstanding officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors, male and female, on a calm summer’s morning and in a familiar anchorage. This new work examines that tragedy – the sudden capsizing at Spithead on 29 August 1782 of the mighty flagship HMS Royal George. This is the first comprehensive account of the calamity and is based on a wide variety of contemporary sources, including reports by survivors and eyewitnesses. It discusses such issues as how and why she sank; on whom, if anyone, the blame should fall; the number and nature of the casualties; and the disaster's impact on the nation's psyche, including its treatment in literature. In its pages are encountered, by name and fate, some of the hitherto anonymous seamen who were on the ship and who lived to become the last remaining survivors; these included the only woman to be picked up alive, out of perhaps 300 who were on board. As well as describing the sinking, the book provides information never before uncovered on the life and career of Kempenfelt, whose flagship Royal George was, ranging from his hitherto unknown maternal ancestry (through which it is shown that he was related to his great contemporary, Admiral Rodney) to accounts of his whereabouts when the ship sank. These call into question the now-set-in-stone scenario in William Cowper's famous poem, which depicts Kempenfelt writing in his cabin when she foundered. Although the Royal George has receded from national memory in recent years, the tragedy was for a long time front and centre in representations of British naval culture, and this absorbing account – part detective story, part historical narrative – will bring to a new audience an extraordinary tale from the heyday of Britain’s naval power.
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1526765020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, a much-voyaged veteran and outstanding officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors, male and female, on a calm summer’s morning and in a familiar anchorage. This new work examines that tragedy – the sudden capsizing at Spithead on 29 August 1782 of the mighty flagship HMS Royal George. This is the first comprehensive account of the calamity and is based on a wide variety of contemporary sources, including reports by survivors and eyewitnesses. It discusses such issues as how and why she sank; on whom, if anyone, the blame should fall; the number and nature of the casualties; and the disaster's impact on the nation's psyche, including its treatment in literature. In its pages are encountered, by name and fate, some of the hitherto anonymous seamen who were on the ship and who lived to become the last remaining survivors; these included the only woman to be picked up alive, out of perhaps 300 who were on board. As well as describing the sinking, the book provides information never before uncovered on the life and career of Kempenfelt, whose flagship Royal George was, ranging from his hitherto unknown maternal ancestry (through which it is shown that he was related to his great contemporary, Admiral Rodney) to accounts of his whereabouts when the ship sank. These call into question the now-set-in-stone scenario in William Cowper's famous poem, which depicts Kempenfelt writing in his cabin when she foundered. Although the Royal George has receded from national memory in recent years, the tragedy was for a long time front and centre in representations of British naval culture, and this absorbing account – part detective story, part historical narrative – will bring to a new audience an extraordinary tale from the heyday of Britain’s naval power.
The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775–1943
Author: Natascha Adamowsky
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317317203
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that – contrary to popular belief – post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject to mystery and wonder, and not wholly rationalized by science.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317317203
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that – contrary to popular belief – post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject to mystery and wonder, and not wholly rationalized by science.
Treasure Hunt
Author: Peter Earle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312380397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, treasure hunting had become a professional occupation, with a new breed of diver emerging. Much of their time was spent salvaging the wrecks of English and Dutch East-Indiamen carrying treasure to finance business in Asia. Ever since, men have been prepared to risk life and fortune in the search for underwater riches."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312380397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, treasure hunting had become a professional occupation, with a new breed of diver emerging. Much of their time was spent salvaging the wrecks of English and Dutch East-Indiamen carrying treasure to finance business in Asia. Ever since, men have been prepared to risk life and fortune in the search for underwater riches."--BOOK JACKET.
Diving and Subaquatic Medicine
Author: Carl Edmonds
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482260131
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to assess
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482260131
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to assess
The War
Author: Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
The War
Author: William Howard Russell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 337517893X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 337517893X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.