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Best Underwater Adventure

Shadow Divers

by Robert Kurson

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In 1991, a group of elite deep-wreck divers discovered a mysterious U-boat lying intact on the ocean floor, just 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. No records existed of any sunken submarine in those waters, and the find sparked an obsessive six-year quest to identify the vessel and uncover its secrets.

This gripping true story follows the divers as they risk everything—their safety, their relationships, and ultimately their lives—to solve one of the last mysteries of the Second World War. Kurson masterfully weaves together maritime history, the technical challenges of extreme diving, and the personal dramas of men driven by an all-consuming passion for discovery. It's an extraordinary tale of courage, obsession, and the lengths people will go to honour the past.