Hello everyone!
I just wached a great documentary last night that I wanted to go ahead and recommend to everyone. It's titled Hitler's Lost Sub, and it's based on a bestselling book called Shadow Divers. The documentary is a two-hour PBS NOVA production which tells the story of a German U-boat found sunk off the coast of New Jersey, 230 feet below the Atlantic. It's a fascinating two hours of viewing, not like many of your more typical, somewhat stuffy, stilted reviews of the repeated history you already know. This one chronicles the exploration and research of the sunken U-Boat over a period of years. The documentary includes excellent, clear footage of the sub in its final resting place, a nice tour of one of the few remaining museum-kept U-Boats, a history of submarine development (beginning with the very earliest "Turtle" type), period German war footage I've not seen before, and specific U-Boat technical information. The whole process is like a CSI investigative episode in which the explorers solve various mysteries step by step with recovered clues, trips to Germany, and various twists and turns along the way. Questions include which U-Boat it was, why was it there, what was it's mission, and how was it sunk? The answers will surprise you, and I'm quite sure that you'll enjoy it. Even if you're not exactly into U-Boats, it's worth the two hours. If you check it out, let me know what you think. It's available on DVD from most anyplace that provides comprehensive selections.
Chris
I just wached a great documentary last night that I wanted to go ahead and recommend to everyone. It's titled Hitler's Lost Sub, and it's based on a bestselling book called Shadow Divers. The documentary is a two-hour PBS NOVA production which tells the story of a German U-boat found sunk off the coast of New Jersey, 230 feet below the Atlantic. It's a fascinating two hours of viewing, not like many of your more typical, somewhat stuffy, stilted reviews of the repeated history you already know. This one chronicles the exploration and research of the sunken U-Boat over a period of years. The documentary includes excellent, clear footage of the sub in its final resting place, a nice tour of one of the few remaining museum-kept U-Boats, a history of submarine development (beginning with the very earliest "Turtle" type), period German war footage I've not seen before, and specific U-Boat technical information. The whole process is like a CSI investigative episode in which the explorers solve various mysteries step by step with recovered clues, trips to Germany, and various twists and turns along the way. Questions include which U-Boat it was, why was it there, what was it's mission, and how was it sunk? The answers will surprise you, and I'm quite sure that you'll enjoy it. Even if you're not exactly into U-Boats, it's worth the two hours. If you check it out, let me know what you think. It's available on DVD from most anyplace that provides comprehensive selections.
Chris
Comment