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Ancient Alexandria - a Greek city in Egypt, ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the time of Cleopatra - today lies hidden beneath the sprawling modern city. There is one place however, where the remains of this fabled metropolis are still accessible: under the sea.Archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team spent 10 years exploring the seabed around Alexandria's harbour. Their object was to map the ancient port, the semi-mythical Portus Magnus, as well as the coastline and to locate some of the buildings tantalisingly recorded in ancient texts.After 12,000 hours of diving, sifting through 23 centuries of history, Franck Goddio, Andre Bernand and the IEASM team piece together this compelling account of the largest underwater archaeological site ever explored.
Sunken Egypt
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The greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, consisting of over 3000 vessels, set sail from England on June 6th, 1944, for the Normandy coast. The losses that occurred have largely been forgotten but have left Normandy with a legacy of wrecks and a wreck divers paradise. The D-Day invasion saw the assembly of the largest ever invasion fleet to date, consisting over 3000 vessels, many of which were never to return. Book contains historical information on the build and execution of the invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, as well as details on local diving rules and protocol.Wreck info includes name of wreck, depth and position and general water conditions. Size 15x21cm, text with black and white photographs.
D Day Wrecks Of Normandy
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For over five centuries, the English Channel's eastern approaches have been the busiest stretch of sea in the world. The route from London and the ports of northern Europe has seen more shipwrecks than almost any part of the coastline and the area is well known for its shifting sands, narrow sea lanes and rapidly changing weather patterns. From the Goodwin Sands to the offshore hazards of northern France and Belgium, these snadbanks have caused many a ship to founder.Calamity Corner illustrates just how this stretch of coast, on both sides of the Channel, is so treacherous and gives us an idea of the sheer number of ships that have been lost here in the past few centuries, including during the two world wars. There are tales of daring rescues and tragedies, as well as triumphs of man over nature. Anthony Lane gives a truly local flavour to the maritime disasters from Kent through Sussex and the French and Belgium coasts where the North Sea funnels into the narrow English Channel.
Calamity Corner
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Shadow Divers is the extraordinary story of the six year quest for Hitler's lost sub. In the attempt to identify the sunken U-boat and its crew, the team teach themselves military German, befriend U-boat aces, turn back fanatics and conspiracy theorists, and piece together an incredible story. In between, they make some of the most daring and dangerous scuba dives ever attempted. Deep water wreck diving is the world's deadliest sport.
Shadow Divers
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Hardback book presenting an exciting pictorial of the US Navy's diver's techniques and equipment. Includes sections on naval special warfare - UDT and Seal teams, explosive ordnance dispose and much much more... Great coffee table book full of glossy colour photographs an explanations. 545 pages, size 29x22cm
US Navy Diver
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World War I saw the submarine develop into a potent weapon of war. The German submarine campaign almost defeated Britian during the Spring of 1917. By striking at the shipping that supplied her, it has been estimated that Britian came within six weeks of starvation.Salvation came in two ways. Firstly, the allies adopted the convoy system, forcing U-boats into encounters with escourting warships, whilst protecting precious cargoes. Secondly, technological innovations, such as the hydrophone, depth charge and mine barrage were added to the arsenal of anti-submarine weaponry. Slowly the tide turned and the U-boat menace was contained.This book, the first of RM Grant's great trilogy, covering every aspect of the struggle against the U-boats, looks at the visible effects of the allied anti-submarine campaign throughtout World War I.Size 13.5cm x 21cm - 172 pages - mostly text some black/white photographs
U-Boats Destroyed
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This landmark book shows how the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty palyed a key role in the defeat of the U-boats in World War One. With the assistance of the Naval Historical Branch of the Ministry of Defence and the Director of Naval History in Washington, Prof. Grant has been able to peice together the crucial role played by naval intelligence in the victory at sea 1914-1918.Intelligence came from many sources including prisoner interrogations, signals interception and the investigation and salvage of wrecks. By analysing this information, naval intelligence was able to thwart attempts to land spies in North Africa, deal with U-boats minelaying in British coastal waters a fatal blow and ensure that the U-boats would not have the opportunity to attack the Grand Fleet in 1918.U-Boat Intelligence is the second book in Grant's trilogy covering the war against U-boats. It contains updated tables of U-boats fates. This edition has also been given the additional benefit of an index. It remains a key reference source for all those interested in the first U-boat war.Size: 21cm x 14cm, 193 pages, mostly text some black and white photos
U-Boat Intelligence
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Since Napoleon Bonaparte's French conquest of Egypt nearly thirty plans of Ptolemaic or Roman Alexandria were made by modern scholars, historians or archaeologists. All these plans were inaccurate, particulary regarding the harbours, as archaeologists were unaware of the shore level since the great earthquake which destroyed the famous lighthouse, the Pharos.Franck Goddio, with the help of a skilled team of divers and sophisticated equipment, has drawn for the first time with the utmost accuracy the submerged eastern part of the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria. This plan conforms, to the minutest detail, with the description of an eyewitness, Strabo the Geographer, who visited Alexandria around 25 BC: the promontories which issue from the ancient submerged coasts, the reefs, the ancient ports including the hidden Royal Harbour, the submerged island of Antirhodos with the location of the palace in which Cleopatra VII lived, the jetty which Antony built, the location of his Timonium and of the temple of Poseidon and part of the Basieila and Emporium.Most important of all is the discovery of a light wood landing place on the island of Antirhodos dating from the 5th century BC, thus before the founding of the city by Alexander the Great. The squared plan of the third harbour looks like a coffer, a kibotos, as well as the hieroglyphic sigh for 'house' (per).Hundreds of submerged artifacts, including fine sculptures and important inscriptions dating from Pharaonic times up to the Roman period, were also located and photographed. In short the IEASM's work in this area is of the utmost scientific importance for the history and archaeology of Egypt. Fawzi El FakharaniProfessor Emeritus of ArchaeologyAlexandria UniversityBook Size: 250 x 350 x 30mmBook stored inside hard box cover274 Pages of text including translations, photographs, maps and charts.
Alexandria - The Submerged Royal Quarters
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The archaeological excavation of the Lena Shoal Junk was conducted in close collaboration with the National Museum of the Philippines and with generous support from the HILTI foundation.Foreword:The discovery of a wreck north-east of the Philippine island of Palawan in February 1997 is testimony to the interconnection of the earlier cultures and of the trading relationship between Filipinos and the peoples of other regions in South-East Asia.Committed to protecting and preserving the material culture of the past through its underwater archaeology section, the National Museum of the Philippines collaborated with the Far Eastern Foundation for Nautical Archaeology (FEFNA) headed by Franck Goddio to salvage the wreck. The archaeological excavation, undertaken at a depth of 48-50 metres below the surface, brought to light remnants of a Chinese trading vessel and an array of magnificent artefacts that are solid evidence of a flourishing maritime trade around the turn of the sixteenth century.The Lena Shoal Junk carried with it a valuable cargo from China, Siam and Annam, some of which would have been destined for the distant ports of Hormuz and Aden, while some would have been bartered for exotic products in the Moslem sultanates of the Philippines, Borneo or the Moluccas.High quality ceramics such as blue and white wares, ewers, boxes and inkstands, and other merchandise such as iron and tin ingots, copper utensils and cooking pots comprise some of the more than 3,000 artefacts retrieved from the site.The Lena Shoal wreck with all the information contained therein is an affirmation of the presence of a civilized Filipino society that participated actively in maritime trade, long before Spaniards set foot in the archipelago. It attests to an ancient culture of which contemporary Filipinos can be proud.Gabriel S. CasalDirector of the National Museum of the PhilippinesSize: 345 x 245 x 22mmContent: 288 Pages - Text and Photos.
Lost at Sea - Lena Shoal Junk
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The Phoenicians were fearless seafarers who travelled from the eastern end of the Mediterranean as far as West Africa and the British Isles.Driven westward by an inhospitable homeland and the search for metal, the Phoenicians established their principal colony at Carthage, which became the capital of Western Phoenicia.They were experts in harbour construction and shipbuilding, and their designs and techniques were admired and copied by the Greeks and Romans. The Phoenician shipwrecks and harbour ruins presented in this volume of the Encyclopaedia of Underwater Archaeology bear witness to this skill.Initially, the Greeks got on well with their Phoenician neighbours and flourishing trade between the two led to intensive cultural exchange. By the 5th century BC however, Athens under Themosticles was a sea power with enormous political ambition and the peaceful coexistence could not last.Phoenician settlements were often built over, so little remains of this enigmatic people - not a single Phoenician papyrus has survived, yet they devised the beginnings of our modern alphabet. Underwater excavations of shipwrecks and harbours have provided a wealth of new information, as well as supplementing and revising established knowledge of Greek History and culture.Size: 240 x 305 x 18mmContent: 146 Pages - Text and photos.Volume 2 of 3 - see related items for other volumes
Master Seafarers - Phoenicians and Greeks
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The Romans created an empire encircling the Mediterranean, to which they staked claim as Mare Nostrum, 'our sea'. For 500 years their ships helped enlarge and consolidate this empire, linking its farflung trading posts and keeping the peace. Over the centuries, many were lost, leaving their timbers and cargoes on the seabed.The excavation of these underwater sites has greatly enriched our knowledge of Roman maritime history, as well as lending insights into the everyday lives of this race of merchants, engineers and soldiers. This volume covers the most significant Roman shipwrecks so far rediscovered, among others: Lake Nemi, Comacchio and la Madrague de Giens.Detailed surveys of these wrecks and their cargoes, sometimes lasting many years, have allowed archaeologists and historians to formulate new theories on the shipbuilding techniques, naval strategy, diet, currency and trade routes of the Romans from the Republic to the last days of the Empire.In this volume, we present you with some of these discoveries wrested from the depths of time and ocean.Size: 240 x 305 x 10mmContent: 73 Pages - Text and Photos.Volume 3 of 3 - see related items for other volumes
Mare Nostrum the Roman Sea
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Scapa flow the scene for the most amazing naval events - the German High Sea fleet began to sink in unison. Ten battleships, six battle cruisers, eight light cruisers and a host of similar ships lay on the sea bed. Jutland to Junkland is the story of one of the greatest salvage operations of all time. It recounts the extraordinary ingenuity, courage and resourcefulness of the salvagers in the face of extreme odds.
Jutland To Junkyard
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The story of the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow.
The Grand Scuttle (Scapaflow)
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