In an illustrated autobiography, the renowned marine geologist and adventurer who discovered the remains of the Titanic recounts his achievements, from plumbing undersea canyons to rescuing the lost ships of Guadalcanal. Reprint.
Robert D. Ballard Boeken
Robert Ballard is een oceanograaf die bekend staat om zijn ontdekkingen in de onderwaterarcheologie. Zijn werk richt zich op het blootleggen van verloren scheepswrakken en historische vaartuigen. Door zijn onderzoek brengt hij het verleden naar boven en verkent hij de mysteries van de diepte. Zijn bevindingen bieden waardevolle inzichten in de maritieme geschiedenis en menselijke verhalen.






The stories of the great lost liners are the focus of this book. The Lusitania, Titanic and the Brittanic among others, are explored. Today these ships lie on the ocean floor. This book offers a guided tour, using underwater photography, and tells the story of their glory days.
Exploring the Titanic
- 64bladzijden
- 3 uur lezen
Baggrunden for drømmen om at finde vraget. Skibets konstruktion, indretning, passagerne, selve rejsen fra start til kollisionen samt vragfundet. Med en tidstavle
The Eternal Darkness
- 400bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
The man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic looks back on a career spent looking for sunken ships and exploring volcanic cracks in the ocean floor to confirm the theory of plate tectonics
Using a new system of underwater exploration technology, the author and his team have located the Bismarck off the Atlantic coast of France. In a first person account of his work, the author recounts the history of the German warship. The author's previous books include "Exploring the Titanic".
The Discovery of the Titanic: New & Updated
- 240bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Here is the first-hand account of Dr. Ballard's quest to find the Titanic. Including rare archival photos and charts, this volume recounts the Titanic's tragic last night and describes the drama of the expedition that finally found and explored her. Plus Dr. Ballard reveals the ship's location and lays to rest many of its mysteries. 48-page color insert.
This highly illustrated book investigates the sinking of the Cunard liner, Lusitania. It features Ballard's unique underwater photography paired with high-quality archival material in fascinating then and now spreads.
Depicts five famous ships that have been lost at sea in modern times, the Empress of Ireland, the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, the Britannic, and the Titanic.
An account of the author's discovery of the wreck of the 'Titanic' after years of planning and research.
Into the Deep
- 336bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania reveals the secret military missions behind his famous exploits.



