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Award-winning photojournalist and scuba diver John C. Fine has explored and documented the sunken fleets of the world - from Scapa Flow to Truk Lagoon - for most of his adult life. The best of his discoveries are brought to life in this book which captures the drama of discovery and backs up the adventure with historical, scientific and archaeological facts. The result of years of research and underwater exploration, this book will capture the imagination of everyone with an interest in maritime history and armchair adventurers who dream of sunken warships and treasure-laden galieons long lost on the ocean floor.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Whenever I am not actually diving, I spend my entire day immersed in research, research and even more research. I spend a great deal of money on books and have a fine library. Many of those books are quite excellent, other less so and occasionally I get some which are quite poor. I cannot remember, however, the last time I got a book about shipwrecks where I actually learned nothing at all. Unfortunately, that is exactly what I got from this very poor offering from Mr Fine - absolutely nothing. Furthermore, the quality of both paper and photographs are quite abysmal.
According to the nine-line "bio" of this author at the end of the book, John Christopher Fine has all the, qualifications, attributes, experience, ability and even reputation to produce an excellent book about shipwrecks. Seems to me, Mr Fine has decided to rest on his laurels and publish in the expectation of his reputation selling his books.
Perhaps he can tell me where I might get a refund?
NM
According to the nine-line "bio" of this author at the end of the book, John Christopher Fine has all the, qualifications, attributes, experience, ability and even reputation to produce an excellent book about shipwrecks. Seems to me, Mr Fine has decided to rest on his laurels and publish in the expectation of his reputation selling his books.
Perhaps he can tell me where I might get a refund?
NM
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
LOST ON THE OCEAN FLOOR : DIVING THE WORLD'S GHOST SHIPS
5 Jan 2005
Format:Hardcover
I was really disatified with this book. I just can`t really find much good to say about it. The pictures,the few that was in book were more about cannonballs and jewelry that were found on some ships.The author wrote alot about how some ships were built but didn't tell how some of the ship even looked under water or the damage they had taken to sink.In my opinion the sunken ships in the pacific ocean were not covered enough. If you are interested in sunken ships I would avoid this book at all costs.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The only fine thing about this book is the author's surname.
30 May 2008
Format:Hardcover
Whenever I am not actually diving, I spend my entire day immersed in research, research and even more research. I spend a great deal of money on books and have a fine library. Many of those books are quite excellent, other less so and occasionally I get some which are quite poor. I cannot remember, however, the last time I got a book about shipwrecks where I actually learned nothing at all. Unfortunately, that is exactly what I got from this very poor offering from Mr Fine - absolutely nothing. Furthermore, the quality of both paper and photographs are quite abysmal.
According to the nine-line "bio" of this author at the end of the book, John Christopher Fine has all the, qualifications, attributes, experience, ability and even reputation to produce an excellent book about shipwrecks. Seems to me, Mr Fine has decided to rest on his laurels and publish in the expectation of his reputation selling his books.
Perhaps he can tell me where I might get a refund?
NM
According to the nine-line "bio" of this author at the end of the book, John Christopher Fine has all the, qualifications, attributes, experience, ability and even reputation to produce an excellent book about shipwrecks. Seems to me, Mr Fine has decided to rest on his laurels and publish in the expectation of his reputation selling his books.
Perhaps he can tell me where I might get a refund?
NM
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Stories of Ships, How they Sank, and Diving to Them
22 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
Although the sub-title of this book implies that it is about diving, I find that this book is more about the ships themselves, and how they sank than about diving on them. And there seem to be so many books like this one on sunken ships that you have to kind of have to be surprised to see that there are any ships still afloat.
This book pretty much covers the world. It has sunken Roman ships in the Med. Spanish treasure ships bring back gold and silver from the Ne World. Ships from various wars seem to litter the ground in places like Scapa Flow. There is much more coverage of the Atlantic areas than of the Pacific.
Mr. Fine clearly loves the ocean and its collenction of sunken ships. It is clear that he has carefully researched the ships he is writing about. I found the book hard to put down.
This book pretty much covers the world. It has sunken Roman ships in the Med. Spanish treasure ships bring back gold and silver from the Ne World. Ships from various wars seem to litter the ground in places like Scapa Flow. There is much more coverage of the Atlantic areas than of the Pacific.
Mr. Fine clearly loves the ocean and its collenction of sunken ships. It is clear that he has carefully researched the ships he is writing about. I found the book hard to put down.
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