Rod Macdonald Livres

Diving adventures - and some danger - from established author

An historical account of the build-up to the massive US Fast Carrier air raid and a gripping retelling of the raid itself. Reveals for the first time the extent of Palau's underwater WWII heritage.

Reissued as Volume I of The Diving Trilogy Chronicles Rod's diving adventures from around the world A spellbinding journey of danger and excitement beneath the waves

This volume focuses in detail on 12 of England's most famous wrecks, with a separate chapter dedicated to each. Every chapter features information on the life and history of each ship, its construction and the highlights of its career, a cutaway sketch showing the depths to the highest and deepest parts of each wreck, a specially-commissioned painting of each wreck as it lies on the seabed today by marine artist Rob Ward, illustrations where appropriate using archive material and underwater photographs, and an essential information panel which provides a summary of important details for divers, including depths, currents, visibility, launching, local conditions, and the nearest compression facility. This book is a companion for any wreck diver interested in exploring England's most exciting shipwrecks. Those featured include the SS Salsette in Weymouth, arguably England's most famous shipwreck, the SS Kyarra in Dorset, and the Piludski, Yorkshire's biggest shipwreck.

Written by a renowned expert, this is the most detailed account to date of the fast carrier strike force, the force that brought Japan to its knees and brought the Second World War to its crashing conclusion.

37 classic shipwrecks around the UK - with full history, photos and illustration of each by renowned marine artist

A stunning and forensic look at the wrecks of two of the most famous British capital ships lost during WWII Provides details of the construction and sea career of each ship Beautiful illustrations of the wrecks lying on the seabed

This is an updated edition of this classic dive book marking the 100th anniversary and is a comprehensive and practical guide to the history and present-day diving of the legendary Scapa Flow shipwrecks. It will be an indispensable book for all divers and those interested in classic shipwreck sites.

With the re-release of Into the Abyss, this creates a remarkable trilogy of Rod's amazing diving career Written by one of the world's leading shipwreck explorers Brings the development of technical diving bang up-to-date

An expanded and updated second edition of the classic dive guide. The definitive guide to diving these fabled shipwrecks.