MWSA Book Review

United States Navy Diver – Performance Under Pressure

Author:  Mark V. Lonsdale

Publisher: Best Publishing Company

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

The Most Complete Book On Navy Divers!

Author Mark Lonsdale has done a great service to the Navy diving program with his coffee table sized book “United States Navy Diver – Performance Under Pressure." This is the most complete and comprehensive book on the subject then can be found. It truly honors the traditions and glory of the entire Navy diving program from hard hat diving to SEALS.

This book is packed with great photos and lots of history, data, trivia, facts and antidotal information. There is enough information in the book to give the reader one of the richest educational experiences on the subject of the diving programs that one can have without actually having to join the Navy. The book takes the reader through the early history of U.S. Naval diving and the equipment. It tackles training and operations, including deep submergence and submarine rescues to the war on terrorism. The reader will get an educational look at all aspects of the diving programs.

It is evident that this book was well researched and documented. It obviously was a labor of love for the author. Lonsdale really pays great homage and tribute to all those who have served in the Navy diving program. He treats the reader to an insider look at what we normally never see, or know little about. This is a book you would be proud to display on your own coffee table. The photos alone are well worth going through the book to look at. The text only adds to the full experience!

MWSA’s TOP RATING – FIVE STARS