Reviewed by James Cameron (#1129) of
the Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles. Editor's Note: Every once in a while a
book appears that defines a topic, that sets the standard for other books to
come. THE DEEP is such a book. THE DEEP was written by member Anatoly
Sagalevich (#1021), ably assisted by Paul Isley III (#1088), with an
Introduction by Don Walsh (#1042).
Jim wrote the following article (see note at end) as the
Forward to this extraordinary book. I spent a lifetime career in and around
submarines, deep submersibles, and deep sea diving. I know Anatoly, Cameron,
and Paul Isley - they are my friends. But these facts do NOT make a book stand
out as extraordinary. They only establish my credentials and define my
perspective. I've "been there and done that" so that I can state
definitively what this book is about, and whether it attains its lofty goal --
which is nothing less than to tell the story of the commanding role played by
the MIR submersibles, their creator, Anatoly Sagalevich, and the pivotal parts
played by James Cameron and Emory Kristof.
This is a book about science, adventure, film making,
technology, and sheer daring-do. From exploring the alien world of "black
smoker " hydrothermal vents, to sealing radioactivity within the downed
Russian KOMSOMOLETS submarine, to exploring historic wrecks like the BISMARCK,
TITAN1C, and I-52, to searching the exploded wreckage of the Russian KURSK
submarine for forensic clues, to diving under the ice down 4,000 meters to the “real"
North Pole, Anatoly and his team have made history over and over. That's what
this extraordinary book is about. For additional information you may be able
to acquire a current copy of The Adventurers’ Club News by contacting the
editor at aclaeditor@argee.net, or
the club itself at www.adventurersclub.org
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