Descent into Darkness

Pearl Harbor, 1941, A Navy Diver's Memoir

De: Edward C. Raymer

Narrado por: Peter Johnson

On December 7, 1941, as the great battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah lie paralyzed and burning in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A crack team of U.S. Navy salvage divers headed by Edward C. Raymer are hurriedly flown to Oahu from the mainland. Their two-part orders are direct and straightforward: (1) rescue as many trapped sailors and Marines as possible, and (2) resurrect what remains of America's once mighty pacific fleet. Descent Into Darkness tells their story.

©1996 Edward C. Raymer (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Fascinating story from a real hero.

Truly fascinating account. This gentleman was a real hero and did an amazing job recounting his experiences.

Great story

Appreciated mix of war history and salvage diving experience from first person viewpoint of a brave man and his fellow servicemen.

Very detailed story

Tue story telling and details Kept me engaged the whole time. I really appreciated the details and it took me on an emotional roller coaster.

A story for Navy Divers

Being a Navy Diver for over 30 years, I can really appreciate the stories as told by Ed Raymer. I think to fully understand and enjoy this book, it really helps to have been a Mk V diver, and experience the challenge of the dive rig and working inside sunken ships and on hogging lines. Definitely not a literary masterpiece, but a great Navy story!

great book for history buffs

easy to follow. lots of history. great book
the book may not be for the quemish people out there.
graphic , but the truth usually is.

The most interesting life.

Out of 185 audio books under my belt ,( several on the subject of ww2) decent into darkness has got to be on my top 5 list. It has humor and gets into the nuts and bolts of what early navy divers did. Inventing ways to do things that are still done today. Great examples of the greatest and bravest generation.

great story but dont like the narrator.

i prefer a narrator who inserts him/her self into the story and reads like the subject in telling the story.

Always fantastic

I bought this book the first visit to Pearl harbor and have re-read it. Fascinating men.

Nicely done, and well presented

No fluff, no BS, no gilding of lillies. This is something I'd listen to a second time

Detailed Account

It’s amazing to listen to a true story of the accounts of divers during the war, specifically in Pearl Harbor and the Pacific. I would assume a lot of people have never thought or heard of these men and their dangerous tasks of raising battleships and repairing other vessels. The grim details of what the inside of these battleships looked like shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor stunned me. Next time I visit Pearl Harbor, these men in particular will be the first thing on my mind and all those that perished that tragic day.