This is the account of the discovery of the site of the Titanic and is a testament to state-of-the-art undersea technology.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dr Robert Ballard will forever remain the man who found the Titanic. In so doing, he became the world's most famous ocean explorer who found the world's most famous ship.
It is not for me to inform readers of the story of the Titanic. Almost everyone grew up knowing something about that ship - even if the finer points of information they thought they knew were inaccurate.
Having the achieved the outstanding feat of finding this elusive shipwreck, Bob Ballard has put together the most complete - and yet again "outstanding," tale of search, discovery and finally success, coupled with an accurate portrayal of the life and death of the ship itself. All the facts and historic photographs are there - and, speaking as a professional shipwreck historian, he really has done the most thorough job of work here.
Finally, he has put together the most (and I deliberately use that word again) "outstanding" collection of artwork created by Ken Marschall. I may be wrong, but it seems to me nobody had heard of this artist until the first editions of this book appeared - now he is a household name amongst those in the know.
From thousands of photographic images taken far below the surface, Bob Ballard created montage after montage of the various sections and profiles of the wreck (i.e. big photographs made up of thousands of little photographs) so that Mr Marschall was able to provide us with paintings which look like single colour photographs of this and that section which go together to make up the entire wreck.
I congratulate Dr Ballard on an excellent and professional job of work. Altogether, the most outstanding book for which 5 stars are not enough.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By E. M. Smith
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Bought this as a present then had to buy another for ourselves - such a good book thank you Amazon
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By DavidM
Format:Hardcover
A must for anyone interested in the short history of possibly one of the most well known and enigmatic ships of the 20th Century. Well written, covering the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic by Dr Robert Ballard, together with the ships history, the story of its ill fated maiden voyage and of passengers and crew onboard. Superb photos from the submersibles used after the wreck was found, archive photos of the Titanic and excellent illustrations. Highly recommended.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a superb book. Beautiful illustrations (mosaic images of the ship lying on the seabed) and wartime photos. Descriptions of the search and find are brilliant. Descriptions of the loss are of interest, perhaps out-of-date given recent (Nov 2011) research. None the worse for that.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
As the title suggests, not so much about the "Titanic" itself, but more about how the wreck of the famous liner was discovered and the state of its remains at that time. An excellent account of the events of the night of April 14th, and the early morning of April 15th, 1912, before going on to deal with ( or perhaps dwell on - my only criticism of this work ) the background to the search expedition which led to the discovery of one of the world's most famous shipwrecks. Again, the account of the actual discovery of the wreck and its subsequent exploration really are second to none, as are the photographs from the bottom of the North Atlantic. Dr. Ballard must be congratulated, not only for his work in discovering the ship, and the sensitive way in which he conducted the exploration of what is really a mass grave, but on producing such an enthralling book.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent and interesting read which showed factual exploration showing how man can interact and explore the deepest mysteries of nature. An epic story of adventure based on fact.
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