Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History by Robert D. Ballard, Spencer Dunmore Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History
Book Review: A definitive book on the ill-fated Lusitania
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only are all the facts, both past and present, contained here...but the sensitive, intelligent narrative of Robert Ballard and artwork of Ken Marschall make this a delightful book to read, peruse or simply decorate your coffee table. Works like these could make even the most jittery of sailors want to apply to the Woods Hole Institute!Book Review: great book
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a great book.i know about ships and this is one of my favorites
robert ballard is a great oceanographeri have all of his ship books including exploring the titanic and ghost liners
this book is cool
joe
Book Review: Amazing, simply Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
In 8th grade, I had to do a research project on the RMS Lusitania. No book helped more then Ballard's. I practically read the book 5 times over, some times just for fun. I must say that Dr. Ballard got me interested in shipwrecks.The book was an excellent source of information. And Ballard's unique writing style brought it all together. He writes about real people on the doomed liner. We see the world through their eyes. This makes the sinking come alive and become so much more real. This book becomes an excellent study tool or just a pleasure read.
I must also praise the artist, who painted the pictures in the book. They are amazing! I had to do a double-take on just about every picture, they look so real!
After my project, I had to return the book to the library. I wanted to by it online but was disappointed to find that it is out of stock. I'm delited on having this book, I love it. Dr. Ballard really has a gift, he brings the world closer to our lost ships then we could ever get on our own! Exploring the Lusitania is simply Amazing!
Book Review: Great layout and right to the point.
Summary: 5 Stars
My Grandfather, Patrick Melia (changed from O'Melia), was a stoker on the RMS Lusitania, his body was never found. I have read all that is out there about this ill fated liner and feel that Ballard and Dunmore have hit the mark. Great photos and loaded with facts.Book Review: Splendid work about the Lusitania.
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I heared about Dr Ballard`s expedition to the Lusitania I have been waiting for this book and I was not let down.The introduction is clear and helps set the scene about the ships history.The text is superb the emotions of that fatefull day easly come apparent for the reader.The photographs are superb.Ken`s paintings of Lusitania sinking are so brilliant one can feel the people struggling for their lives.The section on Lusitania now and then is lovely the underwater photographs are both chilling and haunting.As is the paintings of the wreck.