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Book SynopsisA major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived.
Trade Review'Quite the best and most level-headed telling of the whole story I have ever read' THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'So enthralling that you can almost hear the ghosts of the drowned, pressing to share their memories of that night of terror' THE DAILY MAIL
Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Arrival: 18 April 1912, New York & Washington 2. Three Ships: Titanic, Carpathia & Californian 3. The Players: Captains & Crews 4. An Ominous Beginning: 10 April 1912, Southampton 5. Outward Bound: 10 - 13 April 1912, Cherbourg, Queenstown & the North Atlantic 6. Into the Ice Zone: 14 April 1912, North Atlantic 7. Collision: 23.40, 14 April 1912, North Atlantic 49 Degrees 57 Minutes West, 41 Degrees 44 Minutes North 8. A Troubled Silence: 23.41 - 24.00, 14 April 1912 9. Uncovering the Boats: 00.01 - 00.30, 15 April 1912 10. Lower Away: 00.31 - 01.00, 15 April 1912 11. The Looming Crisis: 01.01 - 01.30, 15 April 1912 12. Nowhere to Go: 01.31 - 02.00, 15 April 1912 13. Waiting for Oblivion: 02.01 - 02.17, 15 April 1912 14. Descent into Hell: 02.18 - 02.20, 15 April 1912 15. The Survival Lottery: 02.21 - 04.00, 15 April 1912 16. Deliverance: 04.01 - 08.30, 15 April 1912 17. The World Waits: 15 - 18 April 1912, USA, Great Britain & Elsewhere 18. Honouring The Dead: April - May 1912, North Atlantic & its Periphery 19. Searching for the Truth: April - May 1912, New York & Washington 20. The British Perspective: May - June 1912, London 21. Post Mortem: The World After the Titanic Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index
