There are numerous fascinating books about maritime history and scuba diving which are often overlooked or sadly out of print. Here is a growing selection of books I’ve personally enjoyed which you might find interesting to investigate yourself.
- Neutral Buoyancy – Tim Ecott
- Admiral Shovell’s Treasure and Shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly-R.Larn & R.McBride
- The Silent Service – John Parker
- Scapa Flow In War And Peace-W.S.Hewison
- This Great Harbour-W.S.Hewison
- The Duchess-Pamela Eriksson
- Stokers Submarine-Fred &Liz Brencley
- The Wreck at Sharpnose Point – J.Seale
- Business in Great Waters – John Terraine
- Submarine in Camera – Hall & Kemp
- Autumn of the Uboats – Geoff Jones
- Under the Red Sea – Hans Hass
- To Unplumbed Depths – Hans Hass
- Goldfinger – Keith Jessop
- Custom of the Sea – Niel Hanson
- Stalin’s Gold – Barry Penrose
- Pieces of Eight – Kip Wagner
- The Man Who Bought a Navy – Gerald Bowman
- The Treasure Divers – Kendall McDonald
- The Deepest Days – Robert Stenhuit
- The Wreck Hunters – Kendal McDonald
- Sea Diver – Marion Clayton Link
- The Other Titanic – Simon Martin
- Falco,chief diver of the Calypso – Falco & Diole
- World without Sun – J.Y.Cousteau
- Ship of Gold – Gary Kinder
- Seven Miles Down – Piccard & Dietz
- The Lliving Sea – J.Y.Cousteau
- The Undersea Adventure – Philip Diole
- Life and Death in a Coral Sea – J.Y.Cousteau
- Dolphins – J.Y.Cousteau
- Whale – J.Y.Cousteau
- Shark – J.Y.Cousteau
- Sea Lion- Elephant Seal and Walrus – J.Y.Cousteau
- Octopus and Squid – J.Y.Cousteau
- Shadow Divers – Robert Kurson
- A Time to Die, the story of the Kursk – R. Moore
- The Sea Around Us – Rachel Carson
Ken Clark says
Do read Adventures in Murky Waters
John Swinfield says
Sea Devils : a history of pioneer submariners. John Swinfield
Michael Lewis says
The Battle of Narvik, what fantastic reading. Thank you.
Peter van Schie says
I landed on your website through the facebook page “Attack at Dawn”. We are interesting in purchasing several copies of the book Doomed Destroyer by Ron Cope. I am not sure what your relationship is with Ron but we would like to stick it on our website http://www.navybooks.com
Mitch Peeke says
For anyone interested in WW1 and in particular, U20:
http://www.lusitania.net
Jim Lowell says
Hi Chris,
I am recently retired and tracing my father’s footsteps through North Africa and Europe during WWII and found in an old 2014 thread from this site that the Highland Chieftain a vessel that was used by the Allies to transfer troops between North Africa and Italy, which was supposed to have suffered damage in 1941 and did not get back online until 1948. The string of correspondence refutes this and says that it actually did continue to shuttle troops from North Africa to Italy during 1944. I found a diary entry from February 1944 that my father entered HMS Highland Chieftain then on March 2, “arrived in Naples” Can you find the person, (Ian)
Linda Henk says January 15, 2014 at 10:51 pm
I have a scrapbook from WWII, which was compiled by my parents, 1st. Lt. W.J. Gregory and his wife, Emma from 1943-1945. My father served in North Africa from Oct, 1943 through February, 1944. He sent a menu home to Emma, which was from the troopship that he sailed from North Africa to Anzio, Italy at the end of February, 1944. He wrote that the name of the ship was “The Highland Chieftain.” I’d like to confirm his entry; however, what I read on your site seems to conflict with his information. Can you help, please? Did the Highland Chieftain serve as a troopship to move troops from North Africa to Italy early in 1944?
Ian says February 6, 2014 at 11:27 pm
For Linda Henk HC sailed from Liverpool mid January for Naples and spent the next 2 months transporting troops between North Africa, (Oran) and Naples – which was the main landing point and South of Anzio itself. There were 2 sailings that fit your story: 17th February arriving 20th and 29th February, arriving 3rd March. Hope that helps.
Linda is no longer on the string and I cannot locate Ian, any thoughts? Thanks and thanks for maintaining the site. It is important work that you are doing.
Regards, Jim Lowell
Jim Lowell says
Chris,
Might you have email addresses of those who have left previous comments? In particular, Linda Henk asked a question which was answered. Turns out my Dad was on the second sailing of the Highland Chieftain which is mentionedin the dialogue below. Please let me know if you can find her, thanks and keep up the great work your Dad started, Chris.
Regards,
Jim Lowell
February 6, 2014 at 11:27 pm
For Linda Henk
HC sailed from Liverpool mid January for Naples and spent the next 2 moths transporting troops between North Africa, (Oran) and Naples – which was the main landing point and South of Anzio itself.
There were 2 sailings that fit your story: 17th February arriving 20th and 29th February, arriving 3rd March.
Ken Trethewey says
I’d like to contact you about a book I’m preparing about the Breakwater.