Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0963770101, Paperback)

Tunnel Tigers is a name given to an elitist group of const- ruction workers who carve out tunnels for hydroelectric projects or city subways all over the world. The work is extremely dangerous and the men who are involved in this work are proud they have the courage to get involved in this dangerous but highly paid occupation.The author worked for three years as a tunnel tiger, and the book describes his experiance, and all the off-beat characters he worked with. Set in Scotland in the early 1950s, the book describes a dangerous way of life that still attracts countless thousands.