The Devil's Triangle

by Richard Winer

Vintage paperback

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, History, Horror, Reference

Paperback

First published September 1, 1974

About the author

Richard Winer is an American author of non-fiction books dealing mainly with the supernatural or the paranormal. He is best known for his work on the Bermuda Triangle: The Devil's Triangle (1974, Bantam Books), The Devil's Triangle 2 (Bantam Books 1975), and From The Devil's Triangle to The Devil's Jaw (Bantam Books 1977). He also completed a TV film documentary on the Devil's Triangle

Reviews

[Still · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh Christ of the Chicken Coop - wrote a passable review of this book I last read when I was 12 only to lose my red headed stepchild of a book review due to mishandling of my iPad while reaching for another sip from my morning coffee.

Not going to rewrite that review.

Recommended introduction to assorted UFO speculations. Preferably if you’re 12 years old.

[Christopher Saunders · Rating 4 out of 5]

This enjoyably silly volume on Bermuda Triangle lore is a companion piece to Winer's documentary The Devil's Triangle. Surprisingly, Winer evinces a healthy skepticism to the whole Triangle phenomenon, preferring to tease out rational explanations for the disappearances of ships, planes and people rather than indulging in wild supernatural fantasies like, say, Charles Berlitz or John Wallace Spencer (whom he specifically calls out for conjuring bogus claims of mystery). Thus he ascribes the Marine Sulfur Queen's fate to a cargo explosion, the USS Cyclops disappearance to a possible mutiny... it's conjecture to be sure, but more reasonable than aliens or Atlantis. He makes his share of errors (repeating the easily-debunked tale of the Raifuku Maru and its "danger like dagger now!") and indulges in purple prose, but this is forgivable for entertainment, if not strictly factual purposes. Winer clearly enjoys spinning bits of nautical lore, with a wink letting you know that he doesn't necessarily believe in what he's writing, but can't we just pretend? Slight but fun supernatural reading; compared to other Triangle books, it's a work of matchless scholarship. Winer later republished much of the material in his 2000 book Ghost Ships.

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با ترجمه ایی از : سیروس گنجوی

نویسنده در این کتاب به شرح حوادثی می پردازه که در این مثلث دریایی عجیب که معروف به مثلث شیطان شده روی داده.
مؤلف کتاب، روایات عجیب و حل نشده ایی رو به رشته تحریر در آورده که همگی اتفاقات به نوعی مربوط به این منطقه و یا حوزه آبی می شدن
من جمله :
اتفاقی مربوط به قبرستان خانوادگی و خصوصی چیس در باربوداس که نزدیکی مثلث برمودا قرار داشت
با اینکه درب این قبرستان نیم تن وزنش بود و کسی نمی تونست از هیچ سمت وارد اونجا بشه ، مشاهده می شد که تابوت ها از قبر بیرون می اومدن و به صورت عمومی می ایستادن و یا در کنار دیوارها قرار می گرفتن، بجز تابوت یک زنی که از چوب ساخته شده بود ...
این واقعه چند بار اتفاق افتاد و در آخر تمام تابوت ها رو به جای دیگه ایی منتقل کردن

واقعه دیگه ایی که در سال 1935 رخ داد بدین شرح بود:
جزیره ایی نزدیک به مثلث برمودا دچار طوفان سهمگینی می شه و برای نجات مردم لوکوموتیوی رو می فرستن تا قبل از وقوع طوفان مردم و به مکان امنی منتقل کنه ولی شدت طوفان و سرعت باد به 300 کیلومتر در ساعت می رسه و چند صد نفر در این حادثه به هلاکت می رسن و لوکوموتیو به کل نابود می شه.
در این حادثه چند نفری جان سالم به در بردند که همگی از این جزیره خارج شدند بجز یک مرد ، که او هم هر گاه هوا طوفانی می شد صدای سوت و حرکت لوکوموتیو رو می شنید و به اطرافیانش این موضوع رو می گفت و کسی حرفهاش و باور نمی کرد.
بعدها ریل های خط راه آهن رو هم کندن و از بین بردن تا بلکه به نوعی این واقعه به دست فراموشی سپرده بشه
تا اینکه یک روز هیچ خبری از این پیرمرد رنجور نمی شه و.مردم متوجه حضورش در اجتماع نمی شن یکی از دوستان صمیمی ای پیرمرد به خونه این مرد میره و در کمال تعجب می بینه که پشت حیاط خونه این پیرمرد چند متر ریل قطار وجود داره و از آثار زنگ زدگی روی ریل ها می شه فهمید که به تازگی قطار یا لوکوموتیوی از روی اون رد شده !
و این پریدگی زنگ زدگی ها تنها می تونست مربوط به حرکت لوکوموتیو باشه
لوکوموتیو و ریل خطی که سالها از بین رفته بود !
دوست پیرمرد و اطرافیانش کنجکاوتر شدن و شاخ و برگ ها رو به کناری زدند و در کمال تعجب جنازه پیرمرد رو دیدن که روی ریل قطار افتاده و از وسط به دو نیم قسمت شده،
انگار که قطاری از روی جنازه اش رد شده باشه!

اتفاق های دیگه ایی هم در این کتاب ذکر شده بود
و عامه مردم و محققان وقایع مثلث برمودا رو مربوط به یوفوها و بشقاب های پرنده می دونستن و می دونن
و بعضی ها عنوان می کردن که نیروی مغناطیسی عجیبی از این قسمت از دریا در مواقع خاصی ساطع میشه و اجسام رو به بُعد دیگری از فضا و مکان می بره
برای کسایی که علاقه مند به موضوعات ماورایی هستن خوندن این کتاب و پیشنهاد می کنم.

شروع خوانش کتاب :24/ اردیبهشت / 97
پایان مطالعه: 27/ اردیبهشت / 97

[Donald Bisson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Intéressant mais répétitif. Pour les amateurs !

[Amorfna]

Nanovo pročitana knjiga iz detinjstva.
Ako me sećanje služi, moj prvi dodir sa fenomenom Bermudskog trougla te pokretač interesa za isti.

Uprkos mizernom rejtingu na Goodreadsu, meni je ovo vrlo draga knjiga.
Naravno, pisana davne 1974, nije na nivou modernih dokumentaraca i saznanja već je pisana iz jednog humanijeg ugla.
Obrađuje najpoznatije slučajeve nestanaka ( Let 19, brod Cyclops,itd)
Možda nećete saznati naučne činjenice ali je lepo kada se malo vremena i dosta truda uloži i u same žrtve, njihove živote, ono poznato iz njihovih poslednjih momenata , intervjue sa ljudima koji su poslednji put sa njima kontaktirali itd. Pokrio je dosta tada aktuelnih teorija i mogućih scenarija .

Sve u svemu, ne bih knjigu nazvala gubljenjem vremena. Laka za čitanje i zabavna.

[Kemal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kapak tasarımını ve çeviri hatalarını saymazsak müthiş bir kitap. 1973'te bir gazeteci tarafından yazılmış, şeytan üçgeni dedikodularına gazeteci titizliği ve şüpheciliğiyle bilimsel bir açıdan yaklaşılmış. Sansasyona kaçmadan tek tek olaylar anlatılmış. Yazıldığı dönem için önemli bir fenomen olan Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni meselesine, kendi zamanından ama kendi zamanının ötesinden bir bakış olmuş.

Ayrıca kitabın iç kapağındaki nota göre Altın Kitaplar'ın 1975'te yayımladığı bu serisine Doğan Hızlan başkanlık etmiş.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Bermuda Triangle has a strong fascination on my since the 1980s. Can the author add any new insights in his books? Well, he starts strong with the disappearance of Flight 19 and the first missing ship in 1502 but then the book remains a bit repetitive and plain. You get the usual speculations on the reasons why there are missing ships and planes, natural and supernatural but there is nothing new under the sun. Maybe rather for those who have their first encounter with the Devil's Triangle. Definitely not for the advanced reader in these phenomenons.

[BarbaraW · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda hokey but great 70s read. Discussed a lot of boats planes and people that went missing with no evidence. The creepiest part is compasses spinning out of control and electronic systems failing in The Triangle. It’s known that it has a strong magnetic pull there. And freak storms do come up. .

[Pietro Passaseo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really mate? Ahahaahah

No.

[Alannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and exciting

[Nick Cleyman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was hoping it would be more of one story and told in depth, instead it was just a bunch of different, briefly touched accounts of stuff disappearing in the ocean…
Eh.

[Leona Heraty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Richard Winer does and excellent job of stating the facts concerning the many disappearances in the Devil's Triangle of all sizes of boats and planes, since the time of Columbus. He's stays neutral on whether or not there are supernatural reasons for their disappearances, and let's the reader decide for himself or herself, which I love!

This was one of those rare books that I didn't want to finish reading, because it was so wonderful! Winer gives the reader his painstaking research and adds his personal experiences in the Devil's Triangle, aka the Bermuda Triangle, and this made the book so fascinating and hard to put down. I definitely want to see the documentary on this book, narrated by the fabulous Vincent Price. This book makes me want to read more books on this topic, which I find so intriguing.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, so many historical inaccuracies. The writing isn't the most objective, either, but I think he really tries. It's definitely interesting. Each chapter focuses on a different historical event. It's a good insight into the history of our fascination with the Bermuda Triangle, and it offers tantalizing stories of adventure and despair. Just don't take it as the final historical fact. Still, this book should get some credit for piquing my curiosity and making me want to research some of this in more depth.

[wally · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was okay. read this 50 years ago give or take a month or two. devil's triangle, ufo stories. it was only late in life where and when casual conversation leather and laced with condescension informed me i'd best keep my interests to my self. yeah, right, like drug runners were responsible for the disappearance of a flight of military aircraft. insert cartoon character clutching seat of pants, ach du liber! mine arsch!

[Natajia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this thoroughly; he mixed being informative with being creative. It just wasn't a list of all the different planes and ships that disappeared in the Triangle; he gave each one it's own story with details that made it much more interesting to read. Recommended to anyone who enjoys the Bermuda Triangle :D

[Hanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pysyy voimakkaasti tieteellisessä selityksessä Bermudan kolmion oudoille katoamisille ja tyrmää teoriat ufoista, Atlantiksesta jne. humpuukina. Tämä oli ehdottomasti positiivinen asia, sillä pelkäsin kirjaa aloittaessani, että edessä on sivutolkulla teorioita ufoista jne. Ainoa sinänsä huono puoli kirjassa on se, että se on auttamattomasti vanhentunut, eikä sisällä uusimpia katoamistapauksia.

[Roybert]

Did they sink? Were they abducted? Who knows? Better question is who cares? This book is all yarn and no knitting.

[Carmen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned about the mysterious disappearances of planes over the "devil's tiangele", a popular subject, as I remember, back in the '70s. Don't know that the book convinced me there's anything to it!

[Julian Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

At one time I was all into the Bermuda Triangle stuff. So the book was fascinating at the time. Now, less so, though still a good read for its genre.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at the various theories about the Devil's Triangle.

[Mela]

Letta la versione in italiano: Triangoli Maledetti