There are some very brave or very crazy people in this world. Seriously, guys who travel down insane depths of the ocean to wander around wrecked ships? People died in this story and I'm not just talking about the ones who went down with the ship.What interested me most was the insight into people who are driven-and that seems to be the best way to describe them-to discover and explore. Toward the end of the book, we learn about the German men who died on the sub. Well researched and engrossing.

Such a spectacular tale of the characters and mystery behind the discovery of a sunken German submarine off the NJ coast. From the technicalities of deep wreck diving to the lives of U boat sailors in WWII, this incredible true story reads like a Clancy thriller. Literally could not put it down. Bravo, to the discovery itself, and to the author for telling the tale so well.

A riveting story about diver who found a Nazi U-Boat in the 1990's New Jersey. Sunk at over 200 feet, the U-boat is tough to get to, let alone explore. A team of experts keep going down to the wreck, despite a very high death rate.

Through grueling dives and research they finally found out the identity of the sea boat, and the crew.

The worst part was that after an accident, a son and father team of divers died. The father died under the sea. The son had the bends, but there was hope for life. A coast guard "rescuer." couldn't get his head out of his ass and take the son to the hospital. He made the decision to take both divers, one at a time, even though one was dead. and it cost the son his life. The guard kept saying it was "not possible" to just take the son to the hospital, but it was, in fact, very possible. That guy should be haunted by his determination to be obtuse.

Interestingly enough, this read started out as a required novel for a class I was taking about creative writing research. At first I was slightly upset that I was going to have to cram a full novel into my already busy schedule, but I am elated that I took the time to sit and digest everything within pages of this actual account. Kurson makes the divers and researchers of the U-boat wreck come alive as if you had actually met them and had a long dinner together, and also brings the fateful night of one historical crew to life. I had not known of the dedication of deep wreck divers, nor the cult following this sport has, and after reading this I had to find out more. While I don't think I'll ever see the day where I'm diving 200+ feet to an unknown wreck from the second world war, I am now thoroughly interested in this field. Not that I would need to experience it firsthand anyway as this book takes you there and keeps you in that very real place all the way to its final conclusion. A must read if I have ever found one.