On a dark night in February of 1864, the H.L. Hunley, the first
submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat, torpedoed the Union blockade
ship USS Housatonic, a feat that would not be repeated for another 50
years. But fate was not kind to the Hunley that night as it sank with
all of its crew on board before it could return to shore. Considered by
many to be the Civil War's greatest mystery, the Hunley's demise and
its resting place have been a topic of discussion for historians and
Civil War buffs alike for more than a hundred years.
Adding still more to the intrigue, the vessel was discovered in 1995 by
a dive team led by famed novelist and shipwreck hunter Clive Cussler,
sparking an underwater investigation that resulted in the raising of the
Hunley on August 8, 2000. Since that time, the extensive research and
restorative efforts underway have unraveled the incredible secrets that
were locked within the submarine at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Join Civil War expert Brian Hicks as Sea of Darkness recounts the most
historically accurate narrative of the sinking and eventual recovery
ever written. Hicks has been given unprecedented access to all the main
characters involved in the discovery, raising, and restoration of the
Hunley. Complete with a foreword and additional commentary by Clive
Cussler, Sea of Darkness offers new, never-before-published evidence
on the cause of the Hunley's sinking, providing readers a tantalizing
behind-the-scenes look inside the historic submarine.
