At first glance this might be dismissed as appropriate for a light, quick read over a Jersey shore vacation. You would definitely enjoy it under those circumstances, but Kurson offers much more. You will find the true story of a few extraordinary deep wreck divers who are special athletes, each possessing a finely honed sense of purpose and super human self-control.

As the story begins, they happen upon a complex mystery 50 years in the making. In response, a core team of divers find friendship and tragedy navigating gargantuan technical challenges while facing deep moral issues of properly entering, what is in every respect, a war grave. In so doing they evolve a set of moral principles to guide their approach to a very difficult situation, following clues internationally to find ultimate answers.

Not only do they correct history and bring an overdue and sensitive closure to family decades removed from a horrible war, but they find hidden honor, and do justice to fallen soldiers.