The Night Lives onOverview: The most awesome ocean-going vessel the world had ever seen, the mighty TITANIC struck an iceberg and sank on the night of April 14, 1912, carrying more than 1500 souls-and uncountable secrets-to the icy bottom of the mid-Atlantic. Why did the crew steam full speed ahead into dangerous waters despite six wireless warnings? How able was the doomed behemoth's superb seaman Captain Smith? Why did the nearby ship Californian ignore Titanic's distress signals? How could such a disaster ever have occurred? Author Walter Lord's acclaimed classic A Night to Remember is considered the definitive written work on the TITANIC tragedy. And now he returns to the scene of chaos and horror to explore-and answer-the untold mysteries behind the twentieth century's greatest catastrophe at sea. |
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... Captain Smith was named to command the new and even bigger Titanic , flagship of the fleet . He would take her over and back on her maiden voyage , and then retire . He was now 59 , and this would be a way of thanking him for his years ...
... Captain Smith was named to command the new and even bigger Titanic , flagship of the fleet . He would take her over and back on her maiden voyage , and then retire . He was now 59 , and this would be a way of thanking him for his years ...
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... Captain Smith got the message , too , but a nagging question remains : how much else was there to learn about these huge new liners that were so different from the ships he was used to ? Until 1911 , Captain Smith's largest ship had ...
... Captain Smith got the message , too , but a nagging question remains : how much else was there to learn about these huge new liners that were so different from the ships he was used to ? Until 1911 , Captain Smith's largest ship had ...
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... Captain Smith showed the complete Caronia message to Second Officer Lightoller , senior officer on the bridge at the time . About an hour later Captain Smith had the Baltic's warning , too , but there's no evidence that he showed it to ...
... Captain Smith showed the complete Caronia message to Second Officer Lightoller , senior officer on the bridge at the time . About an hour later Captain Smith had the Baltic's warning , too , but there's no evidence that he showed it to ...
Contents
Unsinkable Subject | 11 |
Whats in a Name? | 21 |
Legendary from the Start | 27 |
Copyright | |
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