Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146696 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-29
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 380 pages

Synopsis
The U-869 was one of more than 1,200 U-boats that were constructed for the Nazi war machine. It was sunk off the American eastern seaboard by a combination hedgehog and depth-charge attack. There were no survivors to tell the tragic tale. Now, for the first time, the real saga of the U-869 can be told in full. Archival documents have established that the U-boat was sunk by two American destroyer escorts. Seven crewmembers of those aggressive warships have supplemented the official record with their personal recollections. Shadow Divers Exposed works on a multitude of levels. It presents the actual circumstances that surrounded the loss of the U-869. It puts the discovery of the U-869 into perspective with other U-boats that have been found in American waters. It provides an overview of the U-boat war through accounts of other U-boat losses. And it corrects some of the gross errors, wild exaggerations, and deliberate distortions that filled the pages of Shadow Divers. The author interviewed a number of witnesses whose testimony contradicted the theatrical plot and boastful embellishments that formed the essential ingredients of Shadow Divers. Some of these witnesses actually performed the deeds for which the chosen protagonists of Shadow Divers were given credit. These witnesses disputed many of the fictitious elements that ran rampant through the pages of Shadow Divers. By means of forensic analyses of shipwreck collapse, torpedo mechanics, and U-boat survivors' accounts, the present volume explains why the U-869 could not have been sunk by a circular run of its own torpedo - as Shadow Divers had its uninformed readers believe.

Customer Reviews

Who cares...!?
Who cares if there are errors or assumptions in Shadow Divers? The fact remains it is a fantastic book, and a great account of the determination shown by two renowned divers.

possibly the worst diving book EVER!!
Do believe the reviews (except the one the author himself wrote, what a desperado!!!) the book is absolute garbage. The author feels bitter about the success of "shadow divers" and takes it out on the unsuspecting readers. Having read pretty much all non fictional diving books out there, incl shadow divers, I have to say this is the worst one I've come across by far.
Message to the author:Please pass all the money you collected to charity if you still want to have a chance of going to heaven.

Haven't read it. Won't bother
I'm just about to read the original Shadow Divers and this caught my eye while browsing. I was tempted but then noticed that the author has given his own book a 5 star rating and gave a ranting description of his own book. How desperate is this man? Might come back after I've read shadow divers but then again...