Emergency Deep! One man's life in the Submarine Service

by Richard A. Smith

Overview

"What does it mean to prime the diesel?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"You were yelling it in your sleep last night."

When Richard A Smith agreed to join the elite, shadowy world of the Silent Service, he didn't realize it would never let him go.

This account pulls no punches in describing the stress, pressure, trials, and tribulations involved with being accepted into the Silent Service.
The extreme environment, the tolls it takes, and the intense rewards it bestows are described in the level of detail only provided by one who has lived it.
Want to know what it was like to serve on an American nuclear fast attack submarine during those treacherous "cat and mouse" years of the Cold War?
READ THIS BOOK!

When Richard A Smith agreed to join one of the most secretive and elite branches of the U.S. Navy, he had no idea how much it would change his life. From the moment he signed the Navy contract, he was drawn into the shadowy world of the Silent Service...

And it would never let him go.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016470573
Publisher:	Richard Smith
Publication date:	06/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	406
File size:	404 KB

About the Author

Richard A Smith was born in 1964 to an unlikely couple, his father - a U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst from Southern California, and his mother - a book keeper from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The melding of two completely diverse worlds made for a very interesting childhood for Richard.

Upon completion of public school, he followed the family's strong military tradition. He enlisted in the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and volunteered for submarine duty. Classified work in general, and submarine duty in particular, provided all the adventure and intrigue advertised.

After a naval career cut short by an injury, he was hired by Monsanto Company where he's worked ever since, spreading his experience over the areas of Quality Control, Production, Plant Operations, and Logistics.

After his naval career, he also married his high school sweetheart, Yvette. Their blessed union survives to this day, and has produced not one, not two, not three, but four beautiful cats.

Today, Richard resides in Western Massachusetts, near UMASS. He lives with his wife, and two cats, Rosie and Fleetwood. He continues to pursue his interests in photography, acting, military studies, world theology, scale modeling, mixology, sunsets, and long walks on the beach.