Lost On The Ocean Floor.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: The Bookwatch | Date: October 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Lost On The Ocean Floor

John Christopher Fine

Naval Institute Press

291 Wood Road, Anapolis, MD 21402

www.navalinstitute.org

159114275X $29.95 1-800-233-8764

Photojournalist-scuba diver John Christopher Fine has explored and documented the sunken fleets of the world for most of his ...

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