By L. Wood

the story of the wrecks dotted in and around Scapa Flow, and is a tribute to those whose bodies remain forever trapped in the Royal Oak and other ships. It is well illustrated with black and white photographs from the archives and recent colour photographs of dives and historical sites. Today there are many wrecks in this haven for divers vividly described.

Pb. 127pp 170mmx250mm

The History and Development of Cave Diving'

By M. Farr

The history of cave diving by one of the worlds greatest exponents of that skill. Containing fantastic true stories and photographs of the underwater catacombs around the globe and the daring exploits of those who have pushed the boundaries of their exploration.

Hb. 304pp 210x250mm b/w and colour photos throughout

by Mark James

The greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, consisting of over 3.000 vessels, set sail from England on June 6th, 1944, for Normandy, France.

The losses that occurred have largely been forgotten but have left Normandy with a legacy of wrecks and a wreck-diver's paradise which, after 50 years beneath the waves, is only now being discovered.

Pb. 192pp 150x210mm
b/w photos

By T. Groom
2007
Diver is an honest, moving and sometimes hilarious account of a hair-raisingly exciting career, both in the Royal Navy and in commercial deep-sea diving-training the most unlikely of raw recruits…handling unexploded bombs while under air attack….living for months in a pressurised bottle with a voice like Donald Duck, commuting to work through a hole in the floor in the freezing, black depths of the North Sea.
With a foreword by Admiral Sir Jonathon Band and an after word by Commodore Michael Clapp.

Pb 336pp illus.

The DVD companion to this book is listed in our 'DVD' section.

By D. Hale
2007
Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb was a British naval frogman who disappeared in 1956, under mysterious circumstances following a secret dive beneath a Russian warship bringing Soviet leaders Khruschev and Bulgarin to Britain. Now, fifty years after the event, Don Hale draws on exclusive interviews to tell the true story of Crabb's colourful life and who was behind his disappearance.

Hb. 288pp

By S. Mills

Sister ship to the Titanic, Now lying near the Greek island of Kea, the wreck of the Britannic is a fascination to modern divers. This book, written by Simon Mills, one such diver who was driven by his own curiousity to acquire the wreck, tells the story of the ship, provided at times through the emotional eyes of personnel who survived the calamity of its loss and reinforced by his own painstaking research of government dossiers and information arising from surveys.

Hb 224pp

At Scapa Flow in 1919, the German Admiral in charge of 74 of his countries warships ordered that the fleet be scuttled. The High Sees Fleet of the German Royal Navy was one of the most formidable ever built, yet 52 of the ships were deliberately sent to the bottom of the British Grand Fleet's principal anchorage at Orkney. The book reports that Admiral Ludwig von Reuter became the only man in history to sink his own navy on the strength of a misleading report in a four-day old British newspaper; the Royal Navy guessed his intention but could do nothing about it; the sinking produced the last casualties and the last prisoners of the war.

By D. Preston

A comprehensive account of the sinking of Lusitania. The author draws upon a vast array of sources including interviews with survivors, letters and memoirs, recently released American and Admiralty archives, previously untranslated german documents and diving expeditions to the wreck.

by Gerald Bowman

The fascinating story of the recovery of the sunken battleships of the German fleet in Scapa Flow from the determination of entrepreneurial adventurers to the dogged bravery of men working in extreme and dangerous conditions.

Hardback, 250pp.

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By L. Thomas
A history of the U-boats of the Great War featuring many of the pioneering submariners such as Hersing, Steinbrink, Hashagen and the remarkable von Arnauld.

By S. Mills
The original account of the scuttling of the Imperial German Fleet by the man in command, Vice Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, with an introductory narrative and concluding story of the great salvage operation that followed.An extraordinary story explained by the man himself.

Pb. 128pp

By J. Miller

this book traces the story of this remarkable place, weaving together history, eyewitness accounts and personal experiences to capture the life and spirit of Scapa Flow when it was home to thousands of service personnel and the most powerful fleet in the world.

Pb. 192pp 190x260mm 130 photos.

By G. Kinder

In 1857 the Central America foundered off the coast of Carolina carrying over 400 passengers and 21 tons of California gold. She lay 200 miles offshore and almost two miles deep until 1989 when her cargo of coins and bullion, with an estimated value of $1 billion, was salvaged by a deep-water research vessel. The author weaves together the story of the loss of the ship with the story of Tommy Thompson who planned and organised the recovery effort over nearly a decade

By R. Young

Reference book for divers, historians and sea anglers.

The author brings his experience as a diver and an investigator of historical wreck together to produce this, the first of two volumes on wrecks of the East Coast from Skegness north to Robin Hood's Bay

Pb. 222pp 245x200mm b/w photos and diag.

By J. Blamey

The author was a submariner for 28 years and this book was written when he was 98. He survived collisions in Sidon and Seahorse. He ran fuel and ammunition into Malta on Porpoise and was involved in the sinking of several supply ships. He experienced over 200 depth charges.

Pb 278pp 170x230mm
He tells his story in a very matter-of-fact way which makes for an extremely engaging read

Presentation style book, that describes the uncovering of the ancient submerged ruins of the great city of Alexandria. Excellent underwater photography brings to life the excitement of uncovering ancient monumemts and artifacts.

Hb

By P. Mitchell

A celebration of the little praised exploits of the “X” craft in the Second World War. Covering everything from the manufacture of the craft to the outstandingly brave raids on enemy targets in protected harbours such as the “Tirpitz”. This book includes accounts from those who took part as well as many photographs. A fitting tribute to the men who won four Victoria Crosses and numerous other awards for bravery

An exciting compilation of stories and light hearted personal accounts of deep commercial "mixed-gas" diving in the 1960's and beyond. It is about the divers who experienced and experimented with helium gas and other emerging diving technologies of that era. The author was a commercial diver of the time, working in deep water construction and salvage.

Hb 126pp 155mmX235mm