Titanic
Mar 2011 · Arcturus Publishing
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'Goodbye Miss Young. Good luck to you and don't forget to remember me to the folks back home.'
Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912)
The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable.
More than 1,500 people perished when the Titanic went down - many from drowning but more from hypothermia on one of the coldest but most beautiful April nights anyone could remember in the North Atlantic. The survivors of the disaster brought home tales of heroism and cowardice, of calmness and panic, of honour and disgrace.
Just how and why the Titanic foundered on such a beautiful April evening is the subject of this fascinating book. Author Rupert Matthews explores witness accounts and evidence gathered at the inquiries, along with more recent discoveries, to piece together a complete picture of what happened on that fateful night in 1912.
Features:
• Photographs of the Titanic, her crew and passengers
• Eye-witness accounts
• Personal memories
• Over 100 illustrations
Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912)
The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable.
More than 1,500 people perished when the Titanic went down - many from drowning but more from hypothermia on one of the coldest but most beautiful April nights anyone could remember in the North Atlantic. The survivors of the disaster brought home tales of heroism and cowardice, of calmness and panic, of honour and disgrace.
Just how and why the Titanic foundered on such a beautiful April evening is the subject of this fascinating book. Author Rupert Matthews explores witness accounts and evidence gathered at the inquiries, along with more recent discoveries, to piece together a complete picture of what happened on that fateful night in 1912.
Features:
• Photographs of the Titanic, her crew and passengers
• Eye-witness accounts
• Personal memories
• Over 100 illustrations
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4.3
239 reviews
Mark Sherratt
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28 October 2023
the nonsense about boilers imploding . How can a boiler with a working pressure of 350 pounds per square inch be crushed by atmospheric pressure of 14.7 pounds? What happens is the boiling point of water in the boiler is 300 degrees, as the cold water hits the hot boiler it cracks , the pressure is reduced to atmospheric and all the water flashes into steam blowing the boiler apart. Good read though
Hunter Cheppenko
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14 January 2024
I'm so happy that they made a book based on the movie, I like how the author tried to convey that these events happened in real life, when it is obviously based on the movie, I don't like how he changed the story, where is Jack? It was a good book about a great movie, just upset that it didn't follow the story truthfully
Jerame Anne Labang
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21 September 2019
I cried beaucause the titanic is gone the iceberge totally hit the unsinkable ship then it sinks tis movie is gonna touch your heart . The titanic sinks beaucause captain smith didnt know what to do but if they not hit the iceberge the titanic would not sink this happend april 2 1912 this is a sad story.
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About the author
Rupert Matthews is a long-established historical writer with numerous books to his name, including Hitler: Military Commander, The Age of the Gladiators, Usurpers and Kingmakers, a biography of the American artist Frederic Remington, and The 20th Century in Pictures, a photographic review of the century. Rupert is married to Joanna and lives in Surrey.
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