Fülszöveg
FEBRUARY 1945.
A GERMAN U-BOAT REACHES AMERICAN WATERS AFTER AN AGONISING THREE MONTHS AND FOUNDERS THERE, BLASTED APART BY UNKNOWN CAUSES. FIFTY YEARS LATER, TWO DEEP-SEA WRECK DIVERS HAVE A TIP-OFF ABOUT A SITE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST.
SHADOW DIVERS is the extraordinary story of the six-year quest for Hitler's lost sub. In the attempt to identify the sunken U-boat and its crew, the team teach themselves military German, befriend U-boat aces, turn back fanatics and conspiracy theorists, and piece
together an incredible story. In between, they make some of the most daring and dangerous scuba dives ever attempted. Deep water wreck diving is the world's deadliest sport, and John Chatterton and Richie Kohler pushed its limits to the final breath.
'A pulse-quickening account of the attempt to explore and identify the mystery sub a fantastic yarn that happens to be true.'
Newsweek
'His research is meticulous, his characters are skilfully drawn and the narrative is so well...
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Fülszöveg
FEBRUARY 1945.
A GERMAN U-BOAT REACHES AMERICAN WATERS AFTER AN AGONISING THREE MONTHS AND FOUNDERS THERE, BLASTED APART BY UNKNOWN CAUSES. FIFTY YEARS LATER, TWO DEEP-SEA WRECK DIVERS HAVE A TIP-OFF ABOUT A SITE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST.
SHADOW DIVERS is the extraordinary story of the six-year quest for Hitler's lost sub. In the attempt to identify the sunken U-boat and its crew, the team teach themselves military German, befriend U-boat aces, turn back fanatics and conspiracy theorists, and piece
together an incredible story. In between, they make some of the most daring and dangerous scuba dives ever attempted. Deep water wreck diving is the world's deadliest sport, and John Chatterton and Richie Kohler pushed its limits to the final breath.
'A pulse-quickening account of the attempt to explore and identify the mystery sub a fantastic yarn that happens to be true.'
Newsweek
'His research is meticulous, his characters are skilfully drawn and the narrative is so well paced and constructed that it develops a hypnotic, almost suffocating tension. But far more than adventure, this is also a haunting, painful story of obsession.' The Sunday Times
'Undersea thrills, a gripping mystery, incredible discoveries written with great you-are-there intensity and dynamic verve. A pulse-quickening real-life thriller.' New York Times
An irresistible sea yarn Sometimes writers, like divers, stiirtible on treasure.' Time
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