Publisher's Synopsis
Since man first took to the sea in ships he has been wrecking them, and exploring and photographing such wrecks has become not only a fascinating pastime but can often reveal little known facts about our past.;This book presents a selection of nearly 30 "classic" wrecks from antiquity to modern times. It details not only the sunken treasures found but also reveals the sometimes poignant details of everyday life and work of the men who sailed in them. The stories range from the bronze age merchant ship found off the coast of Greece that confirmed parts of "The Iliad" to the sinking of the "unsinkable" ship "The Titanic", as well as the story of the French man-of-war unlucky enough to be caught up in the volcanic eruption of Mount Pelee in Guadeloupe and the scuppering of the U-boats in Scapa Flow.
