101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic . . . butDidn't! April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. People have an endless fascination with the Titanic, yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred and one brief and engaging chapters, Tim Maltin, one of the foremost experts on the Titanic, reveals the truth behind the most common beliefs about the ship and the night it sank. From physics to photographs, lawsuits to love stories, Maltin doesn't miss one tidbit surrounding its history. Heavily researched and filled with detailed descriptions, quotes from survivors, and excerpts from the official inquiries, this book is guaranteed to make readers rethink everything they thought they knew about the legendary ship and its tragic fate. |
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... Olympic, launched about seven months before Titanic on 20th October, 1910. Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, the third sister of the Olympic Class trio, were all 882ft 9ins long. Titanic and her older sister Olympic were almost identical ...
... Olympic, launched about seven months before Titanic on 20th October, 1910. Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, the third sister of the Olympic Class trio, were all 882ft 9ins long. Titanic and her older sister Olympic were almost identical ...
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... Olympic and Titanic, whose owners, the White Star Line, had not tried to compete on speed since the Oceanic II was ... Olympic- class's designed service speed of 21.5 knots. The Olympic-class ships were designed to be larger than their ...
... Olympic and Titanic, whose owners, the White Star Line, had not tried to compete on speed since the Oceanic II was ... Olympic- class's designed service speed of 21.5 knots. The Olympic-class ships were designed to be larger than their ...
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... Olympic - class's watertight doors are extolled : ' ... so that in the event of accident , or at any time when it may be considered advisable , the captain can , by simply moving an electric switch , instantly close the doors throughout ...
... Olympic - class's watertight doors are extolled : ' ... so that in the event of accident , or at any time when it may be considered advisable , the captain can , by simply moving an electric switch , instantly close the doors throughout ...
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... Olympic after her maiden voyage in New York, a year before the Titanic sank, her officers informed him that she was unsinkable. As reports of the disaster began to come in on 15th April, 1912, Philip Franklin, Vice-President of the ...
... Olympic after her maiden voyage in New York, a year before the Titanic sank, her officers informed him that she was unsinkable. As reports of the disaster began to come in on 15th April, 1912, Philip Franklin, Vice-President of the ...
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... Olympic a few months after the Titanic sank . Indeed , several newspaper reports , the trade journal The Engineer and Yard No. 433's anchor supplier , all refer to the third ship in the Olympic Class as Gigantic . However , Harland and ...
... Olympic a few months after the Titanic sank . Indeed , several newspaper reports , the trade journal The Engineer and Yard No. 433's anchor supplier , all refer to the third ship in the Olympic Class as Gigantic . However , Harland and ...
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101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic . . . but Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic... But Didn't! Tim Maltin No preview available - 2012 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic-- But Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
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