Hitler's Lost Sub

[fishb0y]

I finished reading Shadow Divers about a week ago and went out and ordered the NOVA special Hitler's Lost Sub. Wow, I'm glad I'm already certified and spent all this money on gear and training, otherwise I would have to run out and do it all tomorrow. Kudos to those who risked life and limb and God bless those who lost thier lives on U-869.

 

[DEEPLOU]

I finished reading Shadow Divers about a week ago and went out and ordered the NOVA special Hitler's Lost Sub. Wow, I'm glad I'm already certified and spent all this money on gear and training, otherwise I would have to run out and do it all tomorrow. Kudos to those who risked life and limb and God bless those who lost thier lives on U-869.

If you want some other interesting reading along the lines of Shadow Divers, try "Last Dive" and "Deep Descent"

Last dive is primarily about the Rouses who expired on 869, and Deep Descent is about excursions to the Andrea Doria.

All three books cover some of the same stories, reported from different angles.

 

[DiverBuoy]

Good special. Man I love this type of T.V. ... it's the best "reality" TV on.

 

[Diesel298]

yeah
i thought that those where both good reads..
deepdecent was a bit bias tho but still gave some good acounts of diving the doria
id like to go down and dive the 869 next summer...
i was just talking about that earlier tonight actually..

i also thought hitlers lost sub was excellent..
i cant count how many times ive seen it.....

 

[fishb0y]

If you want some other interesting reading along the lines of Shadow Divers, try "Last Dive" and "Deep Descent"

Last dive is primarily about the Rouses who expired on 869, and Deep Descent is about excursions to the Andrea Doria.

All three books cover some of the same stories, reported from different angles.

I'm flying to the mainland later this month and I planned on reading Last Dive on the way there and Deep Descent on the way back. I've been out of the Tech Diving community for so long, I've missed the excitement.

 

[Diesel298]

well that should get you motavated

 

[Tanked]

Another good one was "Dark Descent" about the Empress of Ireland which sank in Canada.

 

[Solitude Diver]

Last dive was very good, and really makes you feel like you know the Rouses. I have it on audio tape, and listened to it while commuting. It also teaches you about not getting too complacent and feeling nothing can happen to you. A good lesson in using common sense.

Deep Decent was good too. Another very similar (slightly newer) book is Fatal Depth. It also covers some of the deaths of the Doria, but more specifically the ones of 98 and 99 when Doria death seemed like an epidemic. It takes you a little closer into the lives of the victims and makes it a littler more personal. However, it is even MORE bias than the other book, and mostly just covers the Seeker. I read them both and if I had to recommend only one it would be Deep Decent because it covers a broader range of events, even though it omits some of the personal life which helps to get to know the victims. On the other hand, Deep Decent shows some very graphic pictures of some of the victims being brought out of the water, and makes for a very good wake up call, and emphasizes the reality of the risks in this type of diving.

All good reading and they help you to think, regardless of skill level and experience, anyone can make mistakes, panic, or just have health (or other issues) beyond control and parish. These are Sobering thoughts, but vital to remaining non-complacent.

Hope to see some more recommendations for other good books.

Happy reading. :14:

 

[J75]

I thought Dark Descent was a wonderful book, and I *was* a big fan of the Last Dive when I first read it. I live in the Philly area and dive with several individuals who were co-workers and instructors of the Rouses and they were greatly offended by the way Chris and Chrissy were presented in Chowdery's book. They felt as if many of the negative aspects of their relationship were sensationalized for entertainment purposes. Kind of made me re-think the book.