Secrets of the Adriatic Sea by Daniel Frka & Jasen Mesic Published by Adamic Rijeka, 2003. €40 ISBN 953 219 117 8 This divers guide to the wrecks of the Croatian adriatic sea is a must for those intending to visit Croatian waters. The style and format are clear and detailed. Only a small number…
U Boat Hunters, U Boat Intelligence, U Boats Destroyed by Robert M Grant Reprinted by Periscope publishing 33 Barwis Terrace, Penzance Cornwall TR 18, 2AW £14.99 each, ISBN 1 904 381 15 4, ISBN 1 904381 01 4 Robert M Grant originally published the three books on U boat activities during the first world war…
Maritime History of GB and Ireland by Ian Friel Published by the British Museum, ISBN 0 7141 2718 3, £25 It is difficult to approach this history because it sets out to cover too wide a scope for a single volume. The period is from Roman times tot he present day. It certainly does not…
Mayday, Mayday by Lorna Siggins. Published by Gill Macmillan, ISBN 0 7171 3529 2 €12.99 Mayday is the story of air sea rescue in Ireland from the first rescue by the RAF at Roaninis in 1956 to the privatisation of the air corps rescue service in 2003. It is a tale of heroism in…
We’ve found a cannon by Jack Scoltock Impact Coleraine, 2004, ISBN 780948154386, £5.50 This is the pioneering tale of the discovery of the Trinidad Valencers of the Spanish Armada of 1588 in Kinnigoe bay Co Donegal. It is a tale of research, diving with an objective and much hard slog being overtaken by incredible luck…
Landfall Ireland by Donal McCarron ISBN 1 904 242 03 0 €20.85 Donal McCarron has contributed extensively to military history studies in Ireland in many magazine articles. This book on aircraft which came down in Ireland during world war two. There is significant scuba diving interest because the majority of the planes which came down…
Torpedoed The RMS Leinster Disaster by Philip Lecane Periscope Publishing, 2005 (softcover) ISBN 1 904381294 €24 The Leinster wreck is one of the frequently visited east coast dive sites lying 12 miles directly off Dun Laoghaire. Philip brings the people of this wreck to life in his book Torpedoed. The Leinster sank only a few minutes after being struck…
Where Ships Go by Mike Stammers Tempus Publishing, 2005 ISBN 07524 2999X £17.99 Mike Stammers is universally linked with Liverpool Maritime museum and is therefore well equipped to follow the fate of ships. In this curious book he follows the fate of ships that long outlived their period in trade. Some were abandoned in backwaters…
Marine Art & Ulster by A.S Davison Paintings Jones Sands Publishing, ISBN 094776433X £40 Ship paintings always demand a second glance and Davison’s book is the story of ship paintings by Ulster artists Semple, Weaver, McIlvenny & Johnston who have been largely forgotten. There is a chapter on more obscure painters who were active in…
