A Submariner's Tale: After the Dolphins: The Cost of Carrying on (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798180426369)

A Submariner's Tale is the deeply personal memoir of a man who entered the United States Navy searching for purpose, direction, and escape from a fractured early life-only to find himself aboard one of the most demanding machines ever built: a nuclear submarine.

From unstable childhood years and personal loss to the relentless pressure of submarine qualification, deployments, and life beneath the ocean's surface, this memoir pulls readers into a world few civilians ever see. But the greatest battles did not end when military service was over.

What followed were decades of chronic pain, worsening injuries, heart problems, hearing loss, bureaucratic struggles with the VA, and the emotional toll carried not only by veterans, but by the families who endure those burdens beside them.

Honest, reflective, and unflinchingly human, A Submariner's Tale is not simply a story about submarines. It is a story about endurance, identity, sacrifice, and learning how to keep moving forward long after the adventure ends.

For readers of military memoirs, submarine history, and deeply personal stories of resilience, this book offers a rare look at both the pride and the cost of service beneath the sea.

Author: Rob Robertson
ISBN-13: 9798180426369
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2026
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d