In April 1912 the unthinkable happened
- the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. Or so it was thought.
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It boasted libraries palm tress swimming pools a 50-phone switchboard & was nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower. No shes not a skyscraper shes the Titanic! To commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the White Star Liner RMS Titanic in 2012 Titanic A Very Peculiar History delves into the human stories of both crew & passengers & the incredible feats of engineering & design involved in her construction. The book also takes a look at events that occurred once the ship was wrecked from discovering what dead passengers had tried to take with them to assessing the likelihood of us ever being able to raise the wreck for more study. Featuring a colour insert with a guide to the many decks on board letters from the liners passengers & crew & and an in-depth look at the events that led to the ships unpredictable sinking Titanic A Very Peculiar History is a great all-round look at the quirky scary & amazing facts & stories surrounding the Titanics conception construction & maiden voyage. ...

Can you crack the morse code messages design your own luggage label steer the ship clear of the icebergs & draw yourself on the grand staircase of the Titanic? Thats just a sample of Professor Zogs inventive nautical activities in this quirky compendium of facts & puzzles based on the unsinkable White Star liner. Its the perfect way to have some creative fun & learn more about the white-knuckle sinking of the Titanic. This Splat-a-fact Activity Book features a huge variety of puzzles jokes & activities. It has something for everyone & is big enough to keep children entertained & interested for hours on end. ...

These are the books that show you what others only tell you
- fully revised & updated. DK Eyewitness Titanic" is a spectacular
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Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster Titanic Lives is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers & crew on board the most famous ship in history. On the night of 14 April 1912 midway through her maiden voyage the seemingly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg sustaining a 300-feet gash as six compartments were wrenched open to the Atlantic Ocean. In little over two hours the palatial liner nose-dived to the bottom of the sea. More than 1 500 people perished in the freezing waters. But who were they? In this impeccably researched & utterly riveting social history Richard Davenport-Hines brings to life the stories of the men who built & owned the Titanic the crew who serviced her & the passengers of all classes who sailed on her. We are introduced to this fascinating cast of characters & follow their lives on board the ship through to the supreme dramatic climax of the disaster. Universally critically acclaimed Titanic Lives is the must-read Titanic book of the centenary year. ...

The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Titanics older sister the nearly identical Olympic was involved in a serious accident in September 1911
- an accident that may have made her a liability to her owners the White Star Line. Since 1912 rumours of a conspiracy to switch the two sisters in an elaborate insurance scam has always loomed behind the tragic story of the Titanic. Could the White Star Line have really switched the Olympic with her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in April 1912 in order to cash in on the insurance policy? Laying bare the famous conspiracy theory world-respected Titanic researchers investigate claims that the sister ships were switched in an insurance scam & provide definitive proof for whether it could
- or could not
- have happened.


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10 April 1912 As the RMS Titanic leaves from Southampton Docks for her maiden voyage to New York little do her 2 223 passengers dream of the powers at play on board the ship & the terrifying fate that awaits them far out in the icy wastes of the Atlantic. For on board the Titanic are three men
- among the richest in America
- who with the President of the United States an unwitting pawn in their scheme are about to make an announcement that will change the course of history. Aware of the gravity of the situation the head of British Intelligence dispatches his best & most trusted agent Alex Tremayne onto the Titanic with one objective in mind
- he has to stop the men from reaching New York by whatever means necessary. Aided by the cooly beautiful American agent Maria Weston is Alex prepared for the lengths he will have to go to to fulfil his mission?


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RMS Titanic the largest most luxurious ship in the world wrecked on her maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg in the ...

There were over 700 survivors of the Titanic disaster & their horrific experience has captivated readers & moviegoers for over 100 years. But what was it actually like for a woman to say goodbye to her husband? For a mother to leave her teenage sons? For the unlucky many who found themselves in the freezing Atlantic waters? Titanic Voices is the most comprehensive collection of Titanic survivors' accounts ever published &

Includes:: many unpublished & long-forgotten accounts unabridged together with an authoritative editorial commentary. It is also the first book to include substantial accounts from female survivors & those travelling third class.

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Just in time for the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic this graphic deluxe edition compiles firsthand accounts testimonies & letters by notable Titanic survivors including Archibald Gracie Lawrence Beesley Elizabeth W. Shutes & the unsinkable" Molly Brown. Full of historically accurate details & an afterword by the grandson of Lawrence Beesley Titanic Survivors & author of " The Loss of the S.S. Titanic" it will be the gift to give die-hard Titanic buffs. Authoritative commemorative & in a striking luxurious package with & introduction by Titanic enthusiast & expert Tim Maltin this will be the authoritative work on the disaster." ...