The Bermuda Triangle

by Charles Berlitz

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385041144
• ISBN13: 9780385041140
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Fascinating Book

Regardless of some of the reviewers that spew hateful insults against this book, this is indeed an excellent book. Read it and see for yourself. It's a creepy, yet riveting book written by Charles Berlitz in the mid-seventies. No matter what your personal belief system, this is a fascinating account of the strange disappearances located in the Bermuda Triangle zone of the Atlantic ocean.

Interesting but false

The very popularity of this book shows Berlitz captured the imagination of a lot of people. For this, the book deserves five stars. It shows he has a knack for imaginative writing. However, the book is quite inaccurate as to facts. Recent scientific experiments have established that methane gas eruptions on the sea floor give rise to two phenomena. The gas bubbles cause boats to sink and plane engines to cut out. The experiments resulted in sinking boats. Nature, of course, gives rise to far more spectacular occasions of such methane gas bubble eruptions. It is known that these gas bubbles rise to the surface of the ocean and rise up into clouds. It has been demonstrated that one percent methane is sufficient to cause an airplane engine to cut out, especially of the Avenger type model aircraft. The clouds in the Bermuda triangle contain up to 20 percent methane. Flying through them would aggravate the problem for any pilot. Furthermore, methane gas, just ten percent of it, will cause the flight indicators to read that the plane is climbing, when in fact it is falling. In a cloud, where you cannot see anything below you, you could easily crash. However, Flight 19 mentioned in this book of the five navey avengers was likely the result of psychological problems of the lead pilot. Recent understanding of flight psychology has shown that pilots can get spacially disoriented. The stress level increases and the pilot will get tunnel vision. Nothing will shake him from his belief because nothing can shake him from his fear. As a result, he won't trust his flight instruments. We know that this lead pilot thought he was in the Florida Keys when in fact he wasn't. In combination with the above scenario of methane gas, he may have been stressed because he couldn't see where he was going and because his instrument panel went off the charts. The Big Foot legend mentioned by Berlitz is likely the result of University of Washington professors who wanted tenure. Furthermore, it kept the evolution myth alive since no missing link otherwise exists. Berlitz mentioned the lochness monster or "plesiasaur." Recently, on the national geographic channel, a sperm whale was cut open and inside was found a completely intact plesiasaur. Therefore, nessy is plausibly a real creature.

Very Interesting!

This is the first book I've read about the Bermuda Triangle, and it was quite fascinating! Mr. Berlitz first describes the disappearances that have occurred in the region, and then discusses the possible causes for them. Some great photographs are also included. The only reason I've given this book a "4" instead of a "5" is that the author tends to go off on tangents - all of which I found quite interesting - however, I think it may have been better had he left some of this info. to another book. I would definately recommend purchasing this book (although you'll have to find a used copy) for anyone interested in the Bermuda Triangle, or ancient mysteries in general.

The mystery is not solved

Ask yourself a few questions: how did so many planes and boats disappear without sending a mayday? Why do they never find evidence of a crash? How was the Bimini wall created underwater? These questions have to be answered before we can determine the solution to the triangle mystery.Contrary to what other books say the mystery is still unsolved.

Exciting, fantastic, believable, leaves you wanting more!

Exciting, fantastic, believable, leaves you wanting more! Charles Berlitz delves into the secrets and mysteries of "The Bermuda Triangle." His mastery of the subject allows him to intertwine this subject with several other theories and mysteries that give validity and truth to his premises of the origin of the Bermuda Triangle. I am an avid reader of science fiction, biographies, science and many other subjects. I really have a tremendous interest in researching more on the topics that Berlitz brought up. Some of those interesting subjects are The Philadelphia Experiment, Project Rainbow, Mayan Culture and UFO's. Books are written to educate and to encourage learning. Charles Berlitz has mastered both