Polar Shift (53 page)
Authors: Clive Cussler,Paul Kemprecos
Tags: #Fiction, #Action & Adventure, #Suspense, #Thrillers, #Suspense Fiction, #Underwater Exploration, #Juvenile Nonfiction, #Austin; Kurt (Fictitious Character), #Marine Scientists, #Composition & Creative Writing, #Language Arts, #Polar Regions, #Bilingual Materials
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In re-creating the events
surrounding one of history's worst sea disasters, the U-boat sinking of the German refugee ship
Wilhelm Gustloff,
this book relied heavily on
The Cruelest Night
by Christopher Dobson, John Miller and Ronald Payne. A number of sources provided inspiration for the chapters on giant waves, but perhaps the most dramatic was the BBC production
Freak Wave,
which included interviews with scientists and mariners alike.
Our thanks as well to Sue Davis, president and CEO of the Stanley Museum, Kingfield, Maine.