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The Ultimate Titanic
Reference Book, With All The Benefits Of Hindsight ! |
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No individual
historian can possibly be an expert on every aspect of his chosen topic, and - as a result -
historical errors have a way of creeping into written histories covering most historical
subjects. This has been especially true in the case of the Titanic disaster - a subject that
has seen a century's worth of historical errors, misconceptions and outright deceptions
gradually become an accepted part of the historical record. Indeed, such errors first began
making their appearance during the official Titanic inquiries in 1912, when the vast body of
testimony - and a lack of sufficient time to digest or analyze that testimony - resulted in a
number of erroneous conclusions being made.
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The present book is a radical departure from that early tradition,
since it has been written by a coalition of experts who have spent many years digesting the
original inquiry testimony as well as evaluating a bounty of additional evidence that has come
to light in the hundred years since 1912. Each of the book's co-authors is a recognized
specialist in their chosen area of study, and each chapter has been exhaustively researched,
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the very best evidence that is currently
available. The book describes and quantifies the sinking of Titanic as it actually
happened, and it authoritatively disproves a number of long-standing myths about the disaster
that have taken root over the past ten decades; surprisingly, though, the book also
demonstrates that a number of so-called "legends" about the disaster are actually
based in solid historical fact. |
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Each of the book’s
co-authors is a recognized specialist in his or her chosen area of study, and each chapter has
been exhaustively researched, analyzed and referenced utilizing the very best evidence that is
currently available. Following the basic layout of the 1912 Wreck Commission report, this
modern-day report provides fascinating insights into the ship itself, the American and British
inquiries, the passengers and - |
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crew, the fateful journey and ice warnings
received, the damage and sinking, protocol and process of rescue, the circumstances in
connection with the SS Californian and SS Mount Temple, and the aftermath and
ramifications that followed the disaster. |
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Samuel Halpern has written numerous articles on Titanic and has
given a number of presentations. A member of the Titanic Historical Society and Titanic
International Society, he has organized some passionate authors from all over the world to
write this book, including: Capt. Charles Weeks, Professor Emeritus in Marine
Transportation at the Maine Maritime Academy; George Behe, |
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past vice-president of the Titanic
Historical Society; The Olympic-Class Ships author Mark Chirnside; Titanic the Ship Magnificent authors Bruce Beveridge and
Steve Hall; Titanic: Monument and Warning author Dave Gittins; and other writers
each with specialist Titanic fields of interest, Bill Wormstedt, Tad Fitch,
Lester J Mitcham, and Cathy Ackers-Jordan; Foreword by J. Kent Layton, Titanic author and
maritime historian. They live in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand. |
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