The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved (Paperback)

~ Lawrence David Kusche (Author) "The night was ablaze with stars as the DC-3, pushed along by a friendly tailwind, began a gentle descent toward Miami..." (more)
Key Phrases: Bermuda Triangle, Air Force, Port Everglades (more...)

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What is this strange area in the Atlantic that seems to swallow up ships and planes without warning? Finally, thanks to Larry Kusche, a reference librarian at Arizona State University, we have a plausible answer to this most perplexing enigma. Intrigued by the many requests for information he received, Kusche went on an intensive hunt for knowledge. He gathered everything he could find about each incident from sources as diverse as the military, insurance agencies, and newspaper reports. The truth is in here—and it’s logical, smart, and backed up by evidence.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879759712
• ISBN-13: 978-0879759711
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #521,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The only book on the "Bermuda Triangle" worth reading, July 25, 1999

By	Michael Bulger (Rochester, NY, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To this day, the Bermuda Triangle is regarded by many as a mysterious zone of influence within which an unusual number of ships and planes disappear without a trace. At the very least, its reputation as a region associated with some unspecified danger remains. Why this is so, after the first publication of Mr. Kusche's book more than twenty years ago, is perhaps a more interesting question than whether or not the Bermuda Triangle's reputation is deserved. Regardless, it is this latter question that Kusche attempts to answer. His approach is simply to do the necessary research--whenever and wherever he encounters an account or tale of tragedy in the Bermuda Triangle, he looks up the relevant accounts and finds the facts. If the facts leave the fate of the ship or plane(s) ambiguous, he says so. If his research turns up a likely explanation, he is forthright and direct in proposing it.

What Kusche finds, in sum, is that the Bermuda Triangle is essentially a myth. Many of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances are not nearly as mysterious as has been suggested; some ships that were lost in supposedly calm seas were in fact sailing into fierce storms, while others were lost nowhere near the Triangle area itself. Several of the tragedies said to have occurred there are associated with no records at all--leaving one to wonder how popularizers of this "mystery" can be certain that there was anything to disappear. Before Mr. Kusche's research the Bermuda Triangle "mystery" melts away, leaving nothing more substantial than an urban legend. Writers such as Charles Berlitz are revealed as writers of fiction in thin disguise [Berlitz was co-author of the first published book on the alleged crash of a UFO at Roswell, New Mexico, which should do much to illuminate the reliability of that story as well]. This book is reasonably well written and easy to get through. If you want to read about the Bermuda Triangle, this is the only book I would recommend.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debunks all the Bermuda Triangle nonsense, February 25, 1998

By	Derek Leaberry (Bennett Point, MD) - See all my reviews

Author virtually goes case by case and gives the reader a pausible reason behind each "disappearance." The five aircraft of Flight 19, arguably the most famous Bermuda Triangle case, didn't "disappear." The five planes are probably rusting in a thousand feet of water southeast of Jacksonville, Florida. The case of the "disappearance" of the MARINE SULPHUR QUEEN is indicative. It didn't "disappear"; it blew up. Debris was recovered. Author's research is impeccable. It is a joy to read a researcher like Mr. Kusche prove his case with facts. His book is the only book worth reading in the whole Bermuda Triangle genre.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To the point..., December 7, 2000

By	no longer a customer (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This book is "just the facts" without the hyperbole and sermonizing that so many "debunking" authors relish indulging in. Kusche was the first to systematically and methodically study many of the "Bermuda Triangle" mysteries and his hard work is often cited in many publications and televised programs with no credit going to Kusche. If more Paranormal investigators took this much time and effort to substantiate their facts I suspect many more "mysteries" would be solved.