{"product_id":"exploring-the-britannic-9781472954923","title":"Exploring the Britannic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS\u003ci\u003e Britannic--\u003c\/i\u003eher life at sea and on the seabed--by the owner of her wreck. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaunched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBritannic\u003c\/i\u003e was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring the Britannic\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavishly illustrated...harrowingly honest, \u003ci\u003eExploring the Britannic \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful and often moving reflection on history, warfare, undersea exploration, friendship, courage and tragedy. * The Daily Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867233333591,"sku":"9781472954923","price":23.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472954923.jpg?v=1722282341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exploring-the-britannic-9781472954923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}