James W. Bancroft

Titanic (eBook, ePUB)

'Iceberg Ahead'

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Experience the Titanic disaster through eyewitness accounts from those who lived it in this unique and gripping history. To have sailed on 'the voyage of the century' aboard White Star Line's RMSTitanic-described at the time as 'a floating palace'-was like being one of the first passengers to fly on Concorde. On 10 April 1912, people from all walks of life began embarking onTitanic, then the largest ship afloat, for what was to be the trip of a lifetime on the ship's maiden voyage across the north Atlantic. Many were looking forward to starting new lives in the United States. However, just before midnight on Sunday, 14 April 1912,Titanic's crew began to send out distress signals stating, 'We have struck an iceberg'. The liner had been steaming at speed when it collided with an enormous iceberg that stripped off her bilge under the waterline for more than 100 yards, opened up five of the front compartments, and flooded the coal bunker servicing one of the boilers. The damage was fatal, and some three hours after the disaster began to unfold the last visible part ofTitanicslipped beneath the waves. There were only sixteen lifeboats and four collapsible dinghies-which was completely insufficient for the number of passengers making the crossing. As a result, more than 1,500 passengers and crew died: two out of every three people onboard perished. Much has been written about theTitanicdisaster, and it has been the subject matter for several films. Author James W. Bancroft is well-known for his depth of research and his attention to detail. In a new style of format, he has selected fifty people involved in the disaster, and by using their specific eyewitness accounts, he has managed to make the confusing situation much clearer, making it possible for the reader to experience the dreadful events as they unfolded. The book also includes biographical tributes to the fifty people, who came from all walks of life and geographical regions, telling who they were, their experiences during the disaster, and what happened to those who were fortunate enough to survive.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526772077
• Artikelnr.: 66009106

Autorenporträt

In the four decades JAMES W. BANCROFT has been writing he has produced more than 100 books and articles, the subjects of which reflect his varied interests. He contributed a number of articles for The New Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and his book Rorke's Drift: The Zulu War, 1879 has been re-printed seven times. When he is not writing, James enjoys singing and playing and listening to music.